Norton Rose Fulbright’s Canadian intellectual property team is recommended for contentious and non-contentious IP work. The firm is ranked across the IP spectrum in this jurisdiction, maintaining recognitions in copyright, patent disputes, patent prosecution, trademark disputes and trademark prosecution.
Notable IP practitioners: Karen MacDonald, Kristin Wall, Allyson Whyte Nowak
2025
"Appreciated their proactiveness, the pricing offer, and their knowledge about Canadian and international prosecution matters."
"Excellent professional service. Great availability."
"Incredible technical knowledge. Has developed a deep understanding of our business and can leverage that to provide effective and practical advice."
"Intelligent, reliable, reasonable."
"Knowledge, experience and expertise.”
“They are proactive at coming to me with government funding opportunities or IP industry trends or targeted concerns based on what they see in the marketplace."
“Thoughtful approach, with strong client relationship management."
"User friendly, responsive, enthusiastic about the actual technology and willing to learn."
"Very practical. They take the time to really understand our innovations.”
"We like the depth of their bench in technical expertise."
Brian Chau
“Really knows his stuff and effectively captures our innovation in our patent drafting. He builds strong relationships with the USPTO so that he can often facilitate the issuance of patents in less time and cost.”