CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Casey Chisick, Steven Kennedy, Karen MacDonald, Jessica Zagar, Dian Howard and Steven Henderson, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP has an In - tellectual Property Group with more than 35 dedicated professionals, one of the largest and highest profile among Canadian full-service law firms. From offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary, its team advises domestic and inter - national clients in a wide range of industries on the protection, management and enforcement of all types of intellectual property. Beyond its trade mark portfolio management, prosecution and opposition practice, its trade mark lawyers
are well regarded for their strategic advice and counsel in all types of trade mark disputes. The firm has also been involved in many of the key copyright developments in Canada over the last 20 years. It advises on thorny (and, in some cases, uniquely Canadian) issues like the inter - section of copyright and other forms of intel - lectual property in logos, designs, advertising campaigns, and other key elements of a brand identity.
Authors
Casey Chisick is a partner and chair of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment, Media & Sports practices at Cassels. He provides transactional advice and litigation counsel to clients
Steven Kennedy is a partner and registered trade mark agent at Cassels. He works with rights-holders and brand owners to secure, manage, and enforce their intellectual property in
in a wide array of industries, consults on negotiation strategy, and advises general business clients with IP needs. Widely recognised as one of Canada’s leading authorities on copyright law, and certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Intellectual Property (Copyright), Casey has represented clients in many proceedings before the Copyright Board of Canada and in seven appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Canada and abroad. In addition to managing a wide ambit of domestic and international trade mark and design portfolios, Steven regularly acts as advocate to defend and enforce his clients’ rights before the Federal and Ontario courts and administrative tribunals, including the Trademarks Opposition Board, and arbitration panels in domain name disputes. He is certified as a specialist in Intellectual Property by the Law Society of Ontario.
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