Steven Garland

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Steven Garland has over 30 years of trial and appellate experience in IP litigation with numerous landmark decisions under his belt and obtaining record setting awards for his clients. Steven brings the level of attention, dedication, and strategy required to be successful for high-calibre clients such as Amazon.com, Dow Chemical, Labatt, Shell, Bayer, McDonald’s, Parmalat and Cenovus, and has represented clients on matters relating to patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, trade secrets, breach of confidential information, and competition law. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, the Patent Appeal Board and the Trademarks Opposition Board and has experience across a wide range of subject matter, including chemical, electrical, biochemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, telephony, mechanical and computer/internet subject matter. Steven has earned an outstanding reputation amongst colleagues and clients who view him as “one of the most versatile trial lawyers in the Canadian IP community”. He has been named “IP Litigation Lawyer of the Year” and “Top 50 Trial Lawyer in Canada” by Benchmark Litigation, “Patent Practitioner of the Year” by MIP and "Ottawa Lawyer of the Year for Intellectual Property" by Best Lawyers.