About Gordon J. Zimmerman

Gordon J. Zimmerman is a lawyer practicing life sciences, information technology, intellectual property and 7 other areas of law. Gordon J. received a degree from University of Waterloo, and has been licensed for 44 years. Gordon J. practices in Toronto, ON.

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated

This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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Services

Areas of Law

Technology and Science 2
- Life Sciences
- Information Technology
Intellectual Property 4
- Copyright
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patents
- Trademarks
Health Care 1
- Health Law
Commercial Law 1
- Corporate Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Other 1
- Licensing

Practice Details

Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Representative Work: Cochlear Corp. v. Cosem Neurostim - obtained trial judgment holding plaintiff's patent valid
infringed (quia timet) (with respect to inner ear prosthesis to give hearing to totally deaf users).
Mackenzie Financial ats Ethical Funds Inc. - resisted interlocutory injunction based on alleged trade-mark infringement respecting use of word ETHICAL in association with mutual fund.
Canada Trust ats TD Bank - successfully defended Canada Trust in a highly publicized Federal Court trade-mark infringement action respecting use of the word
colour GREEN.
CTV v. CAPAC - obtained an order prohibiting Copyright Board
CAPAC/PROCAN (now SOCAN) from proceeding with 'network ' tariff in Federal Court proceedings. Leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada denied.
AlphaNet Telecom v. Delrina - obtained injunction preventing Delrina from misusing trade secrets
confidential information of AlphaNet in Ontario Court, General Division, Commercial Court list, in highly publicized case. Action settled following interlocutory injunction.
Movenpick et al. v. E.A.T. at Le Marche Inc. - obtained injunction prohibiting competing restaurant from using trade-mark MARCHE.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1982, Ontario

Memberships

Professional Involvement
•Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
•Past Chair, Canadian Bar Association, Trademarks Committee
Past Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Security Interests in Intellectual Property
•Past Vice-Chair, Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
•Member, International Trade Mark Association, Licensing Executives Society, International Bar Association, American Bar Association, Metropolitan Toronto Law Association
•Lecturer, Patents and Advanced Trademarks summer courses, IPIC/McGill University, 1997-present
Community Involvement
•Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids Program
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of Toronto
LL.B.
1980 received a JDS Tory Fellowship for legal writing

University of Toronto
LL.B.
the Science Court and PRO Canada Copyright Award for paper on punitive damages

Other Education
University of Waterloo
B.Sc.

University of Waterloo
Chemistry

University of Waterloo
1977 gold medalist in Science upon graduation

Dalhousie University and the University of Sherbrooke
Class of 1979
Diploma in Civil Law/Common Law Studies

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