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Canadian Practice Committee
The Canadian Practice Committee seeks to promote a reliable and effective Canadian intellectual
property regime through advocacy and education. The Committee identifies, monitors and studies
Canadian IP issues, including legislation, judicial decisions, and Canadian Intellectual Property Office
(CIPO) activities and recommends an IPO position. The Committee will also study and report on issues
relating to Canadian antitrust and competition laws impacting intellectual property owners and seek to
educate IPO members about these issues. The Committee envisions a membership including those
located in Canada as well as those whose organizations seek or are interested in IP protection in Canada.
Chair:Brian J. Walsh, Attovia Therapeutics, Inc.
Chair:Danica Hostettler, Eli Lilly and Co.
Vice Chair:Santosh K. Chari, CPST Intellectual Property
Secretary:Andrew Shaughnessy, Torys LLP
Board Liaison:David A. Lane, Johnson & Johnson
Staff Liaison:Thomas S. Valente, Intellectual Property Owners Association
Members
- Melanie BairdTyr LLP
- Baerbel BrownMerck & Co Inc.
- Julie DesrosiersFasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
- Sammy George DuncanMarshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Gunars A. GaikisNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Jean-Paul HoffmanPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
- Richard JohnsonBorden Ladner Gervais, LLP
- Charlotte McDonaldGowling WLG (Canada) LLP
- Teresa RegulyTorys LLP
- Kristin WallNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Peter R. WilcoxBelmore Neidrauer LLP
- Marian WolanskiBelmore Neidrauer LLP
- Diane YeeJohnson & Johnson
- Non-Voting Member:Julie Dufort, Ericsson
- Non-Voting Member:Toby Mak, Tee & Howe Intellectual Property Attorneys