Alison is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group of our Toronto office. Her practice covers all aspects of Intellectual Property, including protection, enforcement, and licensing, with a focus on trademarks.
Alison has experience managing trademark portfolios for a wide range of businesses including those in the retail, publishing, financial services, technology and communications sectors. She regularly provides opinions on the availability of new trademarks and helps clients register marks in Canada and internationally.
Alison also advises on infringement matters and conducts trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s Opposition Board. She also assists with the protection of copyright and confidential information and regularly advises on intellectual property aspects of mergers & acquisitions, corporate re-organizations, and other corporate and financing transactions. Alison is recognized as a leading trademark lawyer by Chambers Canada, Lexpert, WTR:1000, Managing Intellectual Property and Best Lawyers Canada.
Representative Work
Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation
Powerside in its securing of strategic growth funding from Energy Growth Momentum LP.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by AstraZeneca
Latest Insights
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Osler Update December 23, 2024
Registrar to begin cancellation proceedings for randomly selected trademark registrations
Starting in January 2025, the Trademarks Opposition Board will begin a pilot project where the Registrar of Trademarks will initiate cancellation...
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Awards and Recognition
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WTR 1000: Recognized in The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals in Prosecution, Transactions and Anti-Counterfeiting
- “Renders a first-class service characterised by dedication and responsiveness.”
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Intellectual Property
- “She is great at IP prosecution and I trust her judgment on filing, strategy and clearance.”
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IP Stars: Recognized as a Trade Mark Star (Canada) and as one of the Top 250 Women in IP
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Intellectual Property Law
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Who’s Who Legal: Recognized in Canada – Trademarks, Canada – Intellectual Property
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Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Intellectual Property
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Lexpert Special Edition: Recognized in Technology and Health Sciences
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Registered Trademark Agent
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
IPIC Patent & Trademark Case Law Review Series, Presenter, Trademark Case Law Series, 2019–2023
IP Osgoode, IP and Technology Intensive Program, Speaker, 2019–2023
Law Society of Ontario, Trademarks Update, 22nd Annual Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review, Presenter, January 18, 2018
Credentials
Education
- London School of Economics, LL.M.
- University of Victoria, LL.B.
- Mount Allison University, B.Comm. (Economics)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- International Trademark Association (INTA), Member, Enforcement Committee; Former Chair, Internet Committee, IANA Transition and Accountability Subcommittee (2016–2017)
- Toronto Intellectual Property Group
