Jordan D. Scopa

Practice Areas

Jordan Scopa is a partner in the Litigation Group at Goodmans. He practises commercial litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property disputes, including disputes relating to patents, trademarks and copyright. He also advises clients regarding the licensing of intellectual property and technology.

Jordan also advises pharmaceutical clients regarding pricing strategy and regulatory issues, including those relating to the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (“PMPRB”).

Jordan has been counsel on a number of significant cases involving patent validity and infringement. He has also acted on the leading cases involving the assessment and quantification of damages, both for patent infringement and pursuant to section 8 of the Patented Medicines (NOC) Regulations. He appears regularly before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Career

Jordan is recognized by numerous publications for his IP expertise including Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, WTR 1000, Who’s Who Legal Life Sciences: Patent Litigation and Who’s Who Legal Canada – Life Sciences.

Jordan has been featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences since 2021, and in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation leading lawyers since 2022. He continues to be recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, LMG Life Sciences, and IAM Patent 1000.

Professional Memberships

Jordan is a Member-At-Large of the Executive of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

Jordan lectures in the Intellectual Property in Health Law course in the Professional LLM program at Osgoode Hall Law School.

During his undergraduate studies, Jordan completed a two-year laboratory study relating to Huntington’s disease at Massachusetts General Hospital (and Harvard Medical School).

Jordan has successfully acted pro bono in student disciplinary appeals held before the Child and Family Services Review Board.

He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Technology Law Association, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Toronto Intellectual Property Group, Licensing Executives Society.