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Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law (Trademark/Copyright)
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
May is a senior partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin and the Chair of its Toronto Intellectual Property Group since 2003. She was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1993 and to the BC Bar in 1997. She is a Specialist Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada in Intellectual Property Law (Trademark/Copyright), since 2005. Her practice focuses primarily on trade-mark and copyright disputes, with a specialty in anti-counterfeiting. She represents brand owners in Anton Piller matters and has sat on the Anti-counterfeiting Committee with the International Trademark Association, as well as on the Famous & Well-Known Marks Committee. She has recently been recognized, for the third year in a row, as an “IP STAR” by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine (2014-16). She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Intellectual Property Journal published by Federated Press, and also serves as the Chair for the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Annual IP Year in Review program. May is recognized in the WTR1000: “Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Professionals”, with a Silver Ranking in Trademark Litigation and Anti-Counterfeiting. She is also regognized in Martindale Hubbell, Lexpert and Canada Legal 500.
Partner
Smart & Biggar /Fetherstonhaugh
Mark Evans is a partner in the Toronto office of Smart & Biggar where he focusses on providing sophisticated trademark protection, management and counselling services. He represents many of the world's most famous brand owners and personalities, and is recognized as one of Canada's leading trademark lawyers.
Mark has been honoured as Canada's "Trademark Litigator of the Year" in 2014 and 2015 by Benchmark Canada, and was one of Managing Intellectual Property’s six nominees as Canada’s “Outstanding IP Practitioner” for 2015. The World Trade Mark Review 1000 has repeatedly selected Mark as the only Canadian for their gold or silver bands in all areas of trademark law and practice: prosecution and strategy; enforcement and litigation; and anti-counterfeiting. Mark has also been consistently honoured by a wide range of leading Canadian and international publications, including the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, and Best Lawyers.
Mark works with clients in strategically building the value of brands, and has been successful in numerous high-profile, precedent setting cases. Mark’s practice spans the entire branding lifecycle, and has highly significant experience and expertise in all aspects of trademark law including trademark and trade-dress litigation, brand selection and clearance, trademark oppositions and cancellations, and licensing and merchandising. Mark is also Managing Partner of Smart & Biggar's Toronto office.
Lorraine is a lawyer and Canadian registered trademark agent. She is the principal of Fleck Innovation Law*, a Toronto, Canada law firm focusing on intellectual property (IP), advertising and marketing, privacy and regulatory matters and identified by Canadian Lawyer magazine as one of the top 10 IP boutiques in Canada in its 2018-2019 rankings. Lorraine is a recommended expert for Canada in the 2016 through 2018 editions of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000, and was recommended by her peers for inclusion in the 2017 and 2018 editions of Best Lawyers® in Canada (Intellectual Property). Lorraine was also included in Intellectual Asset Magazine’s IAM Strategy 300 World’s Leading IP Strategists in 2017. Lorraine earned her Hons. B.Sc. and M.Sc.F. from the University of Toronto, and her law degree from Queen’s University. She is a past chair of the OBA’s Information Technology and Intellectual Property Section Executive, a former Executive Member of the CBA’s Intellectual Property Section Executive, and has served on numerous International Trademark Association (INTA) committees since 2006. Lorraine is a frequent invited speaker on her areas of practice. Her commentary has been published by INTA and LexisNexis, among others. Lorraine has been interviewed by CTV National News on the privacy and IP impacts of drone technology and Canadian Business magazine on trademark litigation strategy.
*Fleck Professional Corporation o/a Fleck Innovation Law.
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