Torys

Intellectual Property

Andy is known for a creative, business-savvy approach, bringing deep scientific fluency and sophisticated litigation strategy to clients in their complex intellectual property disputes.

Andy’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, representing a wide variety of clients in complex patent and trademark infringement and related litigation. With a focus on life sciences, Andy has decades of experience protecting the IP rights of clients in the industry and has deep knowledge and perspective on pharmaceutical patents.

He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as specialized tribunals such as the Trademarks Opposition Board and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.

Andy is very active in the legal community and is a well-known speaker, teacher and author in Canada.

Ontario Bar, 1993

Andy is a well-known speaker and author in Canada. He is a co-author of Canadian Patent Act Annotated. He is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he oversees the school's participation in the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot.

Andy is highly active in the legal profession, serving as the Chair of the Court Practices Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and the Secretary of the Canadian Practice Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association. He is also a member of the International Patent Enforcement Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association; the Litigation Committee, ADR Committee and Intellectual Property Trade Policy Committee of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; the Intellectual Property/Information Technology Section of the Ontario Bar Association; the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers; the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); the Intellectual Property Section of the American Bar Association; The Advocates’ Society; and the Japan Society.

In the community, Andy is a member of the Applied Science Campaign Cabinet of Queen’s University.