McCarthy Tétrault

Barry Sookman

Senior counsel in the Technology Law Group. Former leader of the firm’s Intellectual Property group. One of Canada’s foremost authorities in information technology, Internet, copyright and privacy law. Acts in connection with complex IT/AI//IP transactions and defense procurements and in IT/IP litigation. Has argued numerous precedent-setting cases at all levels of courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Adjunct professor of IP law at Osgoode. Author’s blog at www.barrysookman.com

Kendra Levasseur

Associate

Steven Mason

Chair of the firm’s National Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Acted as lead trial and appellate counsel in a broad range of IP cases in Ontario, British Columbia, in the Federal Courts and in the Supreme Court of Canada. Also practised IP Litigation in the United States (Cal.). Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Faculty of Law; teaches Intellectual Property Law.

Lisa Melanson

Lisa Melanson is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s Intellectual Property Group. She has more than two decades of experience managing global IP portfolios and leading complex prosecution and regulatory files. Her full-service practice spans the range of IP protection, from patents and designs to trademarks and trade secrets. Building on her previous practice as a litigator, Lisa consults with the IP litigation team on contentious matters, often auditing the IP prosecution work of competing firms at the request of our litigation clients. She also provides IP and regulatory support on large commercial transactions. She is a pioneer of strategic practice at the complex IP/drug-regulatory interface under the Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regulations and the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations.

Fiona Legere

Fiona Legere is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s Toronto Litigation Group and co-lead of the firm's National Pharmaceutical Industry Group. Fiona's intellectual property practice involves litigation and strategic advice in the areas of patent and Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) proceedings, as well as regulatory, trademark and copyright matters. She maintains a significant trial and appellate litigation practice, with a focus on complex commercial litigation almost exclusively in the areas of Intellectual Property. Fiona is a trusted advisor to a number of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Fiona has worked extensively with pharmaceutical companies on patent strategy, regulatory and commercial cases. She also advises global technology and telecommunication companies on patent matters. Fiona has a record of success in many significant cases before the Ontario Superior Court, Ontario Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Vincent Yip

Partner in the firm’s national Intellectual Property and Business Law Groups. Based in Vancouver, leads the firm’s Western Canadian intellectual property practice and has a national practice, working closely with clients of the Calgary, Toronto, and Montréal offices. Practice focuses on the global acquisition, commercialization, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, including drafting and prosecuting patent and trademark applications; managing trademark oppositions, rendering patentability, validity, freedom-to-operate, and infringement opinions; and resolving intellectual property rights disputes. Has significant experience in the prosecution and management of global patent and trademark portfolios. As a patent and trademark lawyer with substantial corporate and commercial expertise, provides intellectual property advice on complex corporate and commercial transactions, including licensing, research and collaboration agreements, mergers & acquisitions, reorganizations, and financing transactions.