Donna G White

Practice Areas

Donna is the Managing Partner of Osler’s Ottawa office. Donna has over twenty-five years of trademark law experience and represents clients in the technology, fashion, pharmaceutical, consumer products, financial services, entertainment and manufacturing sectors. Her practice encompasses trademark prosecution, portfolio counselling, licensing, Internet and domain name issues. Donna regularly represents clients in proceedings before the Trademark Opposition Board and provides advice in contentious matters.

Career

Donna is on the Editorial Board of the Internet Law & Business. She is also former Chair of the Trade-mark Agents Board of Examiners and was a member for many years of the Editorial Board of the Canadian Patent Reporter. She is author of Selecting and Protecting Trade-marks: A Practice Guide and has spoken extensively on international and domestic trade-mark protection at many conferences and seminars.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association, Committee Member; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Committee Chair; International Trademark Association, Committee Member; Registered Trade-mark Agent

Publications

Major changes to Canadian trademark law and practice coming into force June 17, 2019 — Are you ready?

Mar 14, 2019; Privilege for patent and trademark agents now in force in Canada

Personal

Ontario, 1984

University of Ottawa, LL.M.

University of Ottawa, LL.B.

Carleton University, B.A.