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This Ottawa firm has litigated a slew of key cases since opening its doors in 1978, including Molson Breweries v. John Labatt Ltd. and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Lexus Foods Inc. It has a range of clients from local inventors to multinational corporations. The firm has recently been a key advocate for retailers in their battle with the Copyright Board of Canada over blank recording media. Its sister company is Moffat & Co., a patent and trademark agency firm. www.macerajarzyna.com
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
Since 1977, this 16-lawyer Vancouver firm has convinced British Columbia's legal community that Ottawa and Toronto aren't the only places to send IP files. Its litigation lawyers have appeared at the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the B.C. Court of Appeal, the Federal Court's trial division, and the Federal Court of Appeal. Lawyers from the firm helmed by Gerald O.S. Oyen, Blake R. Wiggs, and Bruce M. Green have also stood before the Trademarks Opposition and the Patent Appeal boards. A telling web address: www.patentable.com
Ridout & Maybee LLP
This firm boasts some of the most recognizable names in the IP bar, including its co-founder James Maybee, who acted as the first president of the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada, now known as the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Another partner at the firm, Janet Fuhrer, is poised to take on the same position once her term as vice president of IPIC concludes later this year. Notable clients include Ford, RIM, and Canon Inc. The firm has offices in Toronto, Ottawa, and Mississauga, Ont. "They've been around for 100 years plus, do a lot of patent work overseas," says one in-house counsel. "I've heard a lot of good things about them." www.ridoutmaybee.com
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