Jenene Roberts

Practice Areas

Jenene Roberts is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Goodmans.

Jenene practises in the area of intellectual property litigation. With a particular focus on patent litigation, Jenene has significant experience and expertise in litigating cases in the pharmaceutical industry. She also appears regularly before the Federal Court of Canada in complex patent litigation, and has appeared before the Federal Court of Appeal.

Jenene is also a registered trademark agent. She has been involved in trademark opposition proceedings and expungement proceedings, having appeared before the Trademarks Opposition Board.

Prior to law school, Jenene worked as a research assistant for three years as an undergraduate chemistry student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she was also a recipient of numerous awards, including The Captain Robert A. Bartlett Science Award as the top undergraduate student graduating from the Faculty of Science.

Career

Jenene is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers Canada, as a "Next Generation Partner" by The Legal 500 Canada, as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Canada, as “One to Watch” by Best Lawyers in Canada, and as a “Rising Star” by IP Stars. She is also recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, IAM Patent 1000, Lexology Index Canada, and is featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and the Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences.

Professional Memberships

Jenene is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Canadian Bar Association – IP Court Practice Committee (2024-present), The Advocates’ Society, and Intellectual Property Institute of Canada – Patent Committee (2021-2023).