Torys' Intellectual Property Practice comprises more than 30 lawyers, patent and trademark agents, and technical consultants, many of whom are recognized leaders in their field, available to serve your needs on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Most of our intellectual property lawyers have advanced scientific degrees and have studied in various disciplines. Our broad technical expertise, combined with our legal and industry experience, enables us to understand and effectively protect our clients' most complex and valuable intellectual property assets.
Our intellectual property-related services include
- patents
- electrical and software patents
- trademarks
- copyright
- industrial designs
- intellectual property management
- intellectual property management for the financial services industry
- intellectual property litigation
- regulatory compliance of food and drugs
- regulatory compliance of consumer products
Counseling in IP protection, acquisition, enforcement, licensing and management often requires expertise in other legal areas. Antitrust and competition law interfaces with intellectual property law. Intellectual property counseling, including counseling for emerging companies, must often be integrated with corporate, securities, M&A and tax counseling. Intellectual property assets are an increasingly important part of restructuring and insolvency situations. Likewise, the most effective approach to the resolution of IP disputes, whether in litigation, arbitration, mediation or negotiation, often requires expertise in our other practice areas.
We represent clients in a wide range of industries and technologies, including companies in the life sciences, consumer products, e-commerce, media and telecommunications, banking and financial services, manufacturing, energy, environmental and government sectors. Our clients include 11 of the world's top 20 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, ranked by healthcare revenue.