3 Best Intellectual Property Lawyers in Toronto, ON

"Christopher Heer is the founder of Heer Law. Christopher is a patent lawyer with a computer engineering background. He is a registered patent agent in Canada and a registered patent agent in the United States. Christopher received his law degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He practices in all areas of intellectual property law and intellectual property litigation. He focuses on patent law and is designated by the Law Society of Ontario as a certified specialist. Christopher also has vast experience in trademark, copyright and trade, particularly in computer software and semiconductors, data protection litigation, and software-related contractual disputes. He coordinates and supervises the filing and prosecution of their patent applications in other European jurisdictions, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Christopher Heer has obtained patents for clients and associates in a wide range of technologies in the computer software, computer hardware, electrical, mechanical, chemical and biotechnological fields, with a concentration in computer-related technologies. He has helped businesses obtain trademark registrations in Canada, the United States and other foreign jurisdictions, and acts for clients in trademark oppositions and expungement proceedings. He currently serves on the Public Awareness and Sole and Small Practice Community Committees of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Heer Law has been recognized as an Elite Boutique in Intellectual Property in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Canada ranking guide.

". John Simpson is the principal and founder of Shift Law Professional Corporation. John received his LL.B from the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law. John is an experienced and highly regarded Toronto trademark, licensing, and copyright lawyer and litigator in all areas of intellectual property, including confidential information and publicity rights. John is among several trademark and copyright lawyers certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as specialists in trademark and copyright law. He has published numerous articles and papers on intellectual property law issues. John has lectured on intellectual property law at Osgoode Hall Law School. John received numerous awards and prizes for legal writing and advocacy for intellectual property. He has successfully represented clients in disputes before federal and provincial courts and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Shift Law Professional Corporation is an intellectual property law firm with expertise in intellectual property, dispute resolution, strategic advice and practical solutions. They combine experience at Canada's top trade-mark, copyright, litigation and business law firms with an accessible, agile and creative small-firm approach. They also provide legal services to clients in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, London, Mississauga, St. Catharines, Vancouver, and Windsor.

"Joseph Adler is a partner at KMB Law, and his focus is on franchising and distribution, intellectual property law, and cross-border trade. Joseph operates as legal counsel for Canadian and US (and other foreign) franchisors in Canada and Canadian franchisors in the US, Europe, and abroad. He is a member of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Canadian Franchise Association, Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, International Franchise Association, International Trademark Association, and International Bar Association. Joseph Adler is a member of the firm's Franchising, Retail & Distribution Group, Corporate/Commercial Group and Intellectual Property Group. KMB Law has taken a practical and collaborative approach to your legal matters for over four decades. They are a full-service Canadian law firm devoted to serving and empowering individuals and businesses with focused legal solutions that work and propel you forward. The firm also has offices in Burlington and Mississauga.