Sanjay D. Goorachurn is a lawyer practicing licensing & ip transactions, ip management & strategic counselling, chemical & industrial biotechnology and 7 other areas of law. Sanjay D. received a degree from University of Manitoba in 1987, and has been licensed for 34 years. Sanjay D. practices at Smart & Biggar in Montreal, QC.
Professional Involvement
Memberships
•Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
•Member of the Barreau du Quebec
•fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
•Member, Canadian Healthcare Licensing Association
•Member, Licensing Executives Society
•Member, Committee on the Integration of Immigrant Lawyers, Barreau du Quebec
•Jury Member on the admission of Lawyers qualified in France to the Barreau du Quebec
•Member, Canadian Bar Association
Select speaking engagements
•Five Practical IP Recommendations for Canadian Biotech Companies with an International Business Strategy presented at 2013 BIO International Convention Show Case Series, Chicago, IL, April 2013
•Practical relevance and importance of an Intellectual Property Strategy for Quebec SMEs in Supporting Financing and Licensing Deals, LES Montreal Chapter Meeting, September 2012
•IP-based Transaction to enhance Business Value in Canada presented at 2012 BIO International Convention Show Case Series, Boston, MA, June 2012
•Cross-border Intellectual Property Challenges in Strategic Research Collaboration between Canada and California (panelist), 2012 BIO International Convention, Boston, MA, June 2012
•Myth or reality in the context of university enterprise collaboration and IP transfer, Open Innovation 2011, Montreal (panelist on ecole de technologie superieure's Panel), November 2011
•Sharing the risk in R&D relationships, Open Innovation 2011, Montreal (panelist on Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Panel), November 2011
•IP Strategy during Mergers & Acquisitions, Federated Press's 4th Conference on Patents as a Competitive Strategy, Toronto, June 2011
•IP Strategy during Mergers & Acquisitions, Federated Press's 3rd Conference on Patents as a Competitive Strategy, Toronto, May 2010
•Relevance of IP Management in Creating IP Value for Investors and Investee Companies in M&A and Strategic Alliances (panel discussion), Tremblant Venture Forum, Mont-Tremblant, QC, May 2010
•Tax Aspects of Licensing IP (co-presenter: Mr. McShane, Barsalou Lawson), Canadian Institute conferenceAspects fiscaux des conventions commercials, Montreal, February 2010
•Redefining relationships: the evolving role of the key stakeholders in the Canadian technology transfer landscape (moderator), IPIC 83rd Annual Meeting, St. John's, NL, September 2009
•Les aspects commerciaux et transactionnels de la PI pour aborder le marche nord americain,Chambre de commerce industriel de l'Essonne, Evry, France, June 2009
•La contrefa,on et ses impacts sur l'economie et les entreprises canadiennes(co-presenter: Francois Guay),Congres annuel du Barreau du Quebec, Montreal, May 2009
•La gestion efficace d'un portefeuille de PI en contentieux d'entreprise - un outil de croissance et de competitivite(co-presenter: Luc Berube, Sandoz), Canadian Institute conference, Montreal, November 2008
•Cross-Border IP Framework (co-presenters: Tom Sweeney, Garage Technology Venture and Angus Livingstone, UBC OTT), 3rd Summit of the Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership, Montreal, October 2008
•Managing and Leveraging IP for Corporate Value (co-presenter: Stephan P. Georgiev), Emerging Partners in Private Equity, Montreal, February 2008
•Commercialization of Canadian Publicly Funded R&D, presentation to the Government of Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, January 2008
•International Licensing Agreements and IP Considerations, ACTI-ITAC, Information Technology Association of Canada, Montreal, September 2007
•Aspects commerciaux et litigieux relies aux transactions de fusions et acquisitions (co-presenter: Francois Guay),Congres annuel du Barreau du Quebec, Mont-Tremblant, QC, June 2007
•Managing and leveraging IP for commercial success - Guidelines for Entrepreneurs (co-presenter: Brigide Mattar),Concours les Anges financiers, Quebec City, February 2007
•Valoriser et commercialiser les actifs de propriete intellectuelle, Insight conference, Montreal, April 2006
•La verification diligente de la propriete intellectuelle lors de financements ou de fusions et acquisitions, Canadian Institute conference, Montreal, March 2006
•Contrats mettant en cause des actifs de propriete intellectuelle (co-presenter: Francois Guay), Insight conferenceLa negotiation et la redaction de conventions commerciales,Montreal, September 2005
•Reconnaitre et ne plus occulter l'importance de la propriete intellectuelle (co-presenter: Francois Guay),Congres annuel du Barreau du Quebec, Mont-Tremblant, QC, June 2005
Select teaching activities
•LES CLP Review Course, LES Montreal Chapter, Montreal, Module II on IP Protection and Module VI on Agreement Development, September 2013
•In-house presentation to articling students on IP Transactions, Montreal and via webcam Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, July 2013
•Patent License Negotiation (workshop), 2010 IPIC/McGill Understanding Patents Course Module 2, Montreal, July 2010
•Interactive Workshop on Licensing Negotiations (workshop), The Trademarks Practitioner, 2009 IPIC/McGill Advanced Trademarks Course, August 2009
•IP and M&A: Impact on the Global Economy, Annual Canadian International Law Students' Conference, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Toronto, February 2008
•IP Management, Managing the Small Business Enterprise (co-presenter: Stephan P. Georgiev), Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, McGill University, Montreal, March 2007
•IP Management, Managing the Small Business Enterprise (co-presenter: Stephan P. Georgiev), Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, McGill University, Montreal, January 2006
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