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TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BOUTIQUES
FEATURES
considerable strength in IP litigation and deft
handling of complex, high-stakes matters.
Recent victories for the firm's clients include:
record patent damages of $645 million
(Dow); abolishing the "Promise Doctrine"
for patents in the Supreme Court of Canada
filed more patent and trademark applications
than any other firm in Canada. The firm
provides the full range of IP services — from
strategy and counselling to trademark and
patent portfolio management, licensing and
transactions. The firm is also lauded for its
(AstraZeneca); blocking competitors' use
of confusing "trade dress" (Diageo); prece-
dent-setting copyright decision and damages
of $12 million (Nintendo); and, enforcing
copyright as an "architectural work" for a
building structure (Lainco).
Practical, personable and engaged
intellectual property advice
We are proud to be recognized as
one of Canada's Top 10 Boutique Firms
by Canadian Lawyer magazine.
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