PARTNERS OF FIRM
Douglas N. Deeth (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1976, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario (B.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering, 1970); University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (LL.B., 1974). Registered: Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, 1976; Canadian Trademark Agent, 1976; Canadian Patent Agent, 1977. Instructor, IPIC Patents Course at McGill University. Member: Canadian (Past President, Intellectual Property Section) and American Bar Associations; Toronto Lawyers Association; International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI); Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario; Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI) (Past President, FICPI Canada); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; The Lawyers Club, Toronto. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation and Licensing.Email: Douglas N. Deeth
Amy-Lynne Williams (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Ontario. Education: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario (B.A., 1974); University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (LL.B., cum laude, 1978). Member: Ontario, Canadian, American and International Bar Associations; Canadian Information Technology Law Association (Past President); International Technology Law Association (Past President); Toronto Computer Lawyers Group. Practice Areas: Information Technology.Email: Amy-Lynne Williams
Gervas W. Wall (Partner) born Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Ontario. Education: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (B.Sc., honours, Chem., 1976); University of Toronto (LL.B., 1979). Registered: Canadian Trademark Agent, 1981; Canadian Patent Agent, 1991. Member: Ontario, Canadian Bar Associations; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); International Trademark Association (INTA). Fellow: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Languages: French and English. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Information Technology.Email: Gervas W. Wall
A. Marijo Coates (Partner) born Sackville, New Brunswick, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ontario; 1986, Nova Scotia. Education: Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia (B.A., 1978; LL.B., 1981). Registered Canadian Trademark Agent, 1983. Author: "Register Your Trade-Mark in Canada," Self-Counsel Press, 1992. Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Toronto Patent and Trademark Group; International Trademark Association (INTA); Nova Scotia Barristers' Society; Marques. Fellow: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: A. Marijo Coates
Michael Erdle (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada; admitted to bar, 1988, Ontario. Education: Carleton University (B.J., 1978); Osgoode Hall (LL.B., 1986). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; ADR Institute of Ontario (Director, 2008-2009); Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Councilor, 1999-2001 and 2002-2008; President, 2006-2007); International Technology Law Association; Canadian Information Technology Law Association (Director, 2008-2009); Information Technology Association of Canada; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group (Executive, 1995-1998). Practice Areas: Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Michael Erdle
Gordon S. Jepson (Partner) born London, Ontario, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Ontario. Education: Royal Military College of Canada (B.A., with honours, 1986); Queen's University (M.A., 1991); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1994). Registered Trademark Agent, 1996. Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Toronto Patent and Trademark Group; Food and Drug Law Institute (Member, Editorial Board of the Food and Drug Law Journal); Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (Chair, Editorial Board of Horizons magazine); Canadian Health Food Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Promotion Marketing Association; Medical Devices Canada. Fellow: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. [Capt. C.A.F. (Regular) 1986-1990]. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Gordon S. Jepson
Jennifer Jannuska (Partner) born Lancaster, California; admitted to bar, 2000, Ontario. Education: McGill University (B.A., honours, 1995); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1998). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC); Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI); Toronto Computer Lawyers Group; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Information Technology.Email: Jennifer Jannuska
Heather E. A. Watts (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., 1996; LL.B., 1999; LL.M., 2005). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI); Toronto Intellectual Property Group. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Heather E. A. Watts
Hung Nguyen (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., 1997); University of Ottawa (LL.B., 2000). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; American Bar Association; International Bar Association; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group; Toronto Lawyers Association; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; International Trademark Association (INTA). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Hung Nguyen
CONSULTANT
Victor V. Butsky (Consultant) born Toronto, Ontario; admitted to bar, 1984, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (B.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering, 1979); Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario (LL.B., 1982). Registered: Canadian Trademark Agent, 1984; U.S. Patent Agent, 1987 (For Canadian Applicants); U.S. Patent Agent, 2002 (All Applicants). Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, 1986; Canadian Patent Agent, 1987. Professional Instruction and Licensing: Tutor, IPIC Patent Exam Tutorials, Patent Infringement and Validity, 1997-2001, 2008. Patent Agent Examining Board, 2001-2004. Member: Ontario, Canadian and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (Chemical Practice International Subcommittee); Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Toronto Patent and Trademark Group; Patent Agent Examining Board, 2001-2004. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Franchising; Technology.Email: Victor V. Butsky
ASSOCIATES
Michael Migus (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto, Ontario (H.B.Sc., Biology and Chemistry, 2001); University of Toronto (M.Biotech, 2003); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2006). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Toronto Intellectual Property Group. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Michael Migus
Oren Weichenberg (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario; admitted to bar, 2009, Ontario. Education: Ryerson University (Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management, Telecommunications); University of Western Ontario (LL.B., Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group. Languages: English and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Oren Weichenberg
Thomas Feather (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario; admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (B.Sc., Mathematics and Physics, 1980; M.Sc., Computer Science, 1984); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Thomas Feather
Sue Diaz (Associate) born Squamish, British Columbia; admitted to bar, 2002, Ontario. Education: Berklee College of Music (B.Mus., 1996); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2001). Certified Natural Product Advisor. Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; Canadian Health Food Association; Medical Devices Canada (MEDEC); Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS); Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI). Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Sue Diaz
Clare R. McCurley (Associate) born Newtownards, Northern Ireland; admitted to bar, 2004, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc.H., Biology, 1994); University of Western Ontario (M.Sc., Zoology, 1997); University of Calgary (LL.B., 2003). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Clare R. McCurley
Nicholas Wong (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Ontario. Education: University of Toronto (Hons. B.Sc., Pharmacology, 1999); Queen's University (LL.B., 2002). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Toronto Biotechnology Initiative; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Nicholas Wong
James Kosa (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Ontario. Education: Queen's University (B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, 2002); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2005). Member: Ontario (Information Technology and E-commerce Executive - Past Vice Chair) and Canadian Bar Associations; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Canadian IT Law Association; Canadian Intellectual Property Institute; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group; Toronto Intellectual Property Group. Practice Areas: Information Technology; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation; Dispute Resolution.Email: James Kosa
Lauren Lodenquai (Associate) born Toronto, Ontario; admitted to bar, 2008, Ontario. Education: University of Waterloo (B.Sc., Hons., 2004); Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 2007). Member: Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations; Toronto Intellectual Property Group; Toronto Computer Lawyers Group; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Lauren Lodenquai