IPO Annual Meeting 2026

27 - 29 September | IPO Annual Meeting | Toronto

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Torys’ multidisciplinary IP group helps clients protect their most valuable assets and seize opportunities for growth. We look forward to welcoming IPO members to Toronto for the 2026 Annual Meeting!

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Patent stories

Toronto is home to countless examples of innovation. To mark this year’s IPO Annual Meeting in Toronto, members of our IP practice have showcased a few stories of the city’s contributions to the patent landscape. We look forward to connecting with you at the IPO Annual Meeting to share patent stories and successes.

IMAX—a success story patented right here in Toronto. In this video, IP litigator and Counsel Alex Peterson shares the story behind the Canadian invention of one of the biggest advancements in filmmaking technology.

While the lightbulb is credited to be the invention of Thomas Edison, Toronto had its own part to play in lighting up the world. In this video, IP litigator Nicole Mantini discusses the patented contributions of Canadian inventors to the electricity game.

Since its discovery in 1922, insulin has changed countless lives across the world. In this video, IP litigator Yael Bienenstock shares the story behind the development of insulin, as well as the circumstances surrounding how it was patented and sold for $1 to the University of Toronto.

Patently Absurd, Episode 20: IP, the IPO, and Canada, eh?

In this podcast Nicole Mantini and Andrew Shaughnessy sit down with IPO’s President, John Cheek, and Executive Director, Jessica Landacre, to discuss the growing importance of IP regulation, education, and representation, and share insights into how differing perspectives on IP policy in Canada, the United States, and abroad offer the potential to shape the innovation ecosystem.

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Get around, underground with Torys’ PATHfinder

Get around during IPO with Toronto’s PATH! Use our map tool for quick and easy indoor routes to and from hotels in Toronto’s financial district, the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel and Torys LLP.

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Notable work

Torys works with clients and stakeholders around the world on intellectual property strategy, management, protection and commercialization, including in major transactions, innovative projects and high-profile disputes. Learn more about our IP services and solutions.

Highlights of our client work include:

IP prosecution and patent strategies for the world’s top pharma companies
Torys acts as counsel to 17 of the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical companies (by worldwide revenues) in advice on their IP prosecution and patent strategies in Canada
Drag reduction additive patent litigation
Torys acted as counsel to a global market leader in drag reduction additive technology in patent infringement proceedings before the Federal Court of Canada concerning a product used in the transportation of heavy crude oil
Brand trademark infringement
Torys acts as counsel to a Canadian retail chain in a trademark infringement trial and appeal concerning a line of grocery and kitchenware products
PMPRB administrative law hearing
Torys acted as counsel to a pharmaceutical patentee before the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in a lengthy hearing on a case involving allegations of excessive pricing
Blockbuster medication PM(NOC) litigation
Torys acted as counsel to multiple multinational pharmaceutical companies in patent infringement actions in the Federal Court of Canada under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations concerning blockbuster medications used in the treatment of critical illnesses