Robic is one of the long-established IP firms in Canada. The firm was acquired by
IPH, an ASX-listed IP services company, in 2023. It has legal and technical specialists for all areas of IP practice, including transactional IP work. IP litigator Nicolas Sapp is the firm's managing partner. The patent protection leaders in the firm are Danièle Ethier, Marielle Doyon, Zhen Wong, Gabrielle Moisan, Nancy Barriault, Nadim Noujeim and Vincent Boucher. Some of its patent practitioners are also US patent agents.
The experienced lawyers for soft IP work include Barry Gamache, Laurent Carrière, Catherine Bergeron and Caroline Jonnaert. Carrière, who co-leads the trade mark practice, is noted for his specialist interest in copyright law while Gamache specialises in trade marks. The notable litigators are Camille Aubin and Jason Moscovici, who leads its cannabis practice.
For IP transactions, clients can consult senior lawyers like Panagiota (Betty) Koutsogiannis, Marie-Eve Côté and François Painchaud. Vincent Bergeron is the go-to lawyer for IP and digital technology mandates.
