Bereskin & Parr and Twelve Partners Recognized in World Trademark Review 1000 – 2024

Bereskin & Parr LLP is honoured with top-tier gold ranking for Canada in the 2024 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.

Congratulations to the following Bereskin & Parr professionals for their inclusion in this year’s ranking:

• Dan Bereskin
  • Luminaries
• Janice Bereskin
  • Prosecution and strategy – Silver
• Jonathan Burkinshaw
  • Prosecution and strategy– Bronze
• Donald M Cameron
  • Enforcement and litigation – Bronze
• Brigitte Chan
  • Prosecution and strategy – Silver
• Mina Chana
  • Prosecution and strategy – Silver
• Meghan Dillon
  • Prosecution and strategy – Silver
• Terry Edwards
  • Prosecution and strategy – Silver
• Susan J Keri
  • Prosecution and strategy – Silver
• François Larose
  • Prosecution and strategy – Bronze
• Scott MacKendrick
  • Enforcement and litigation – Silver
  • Prosecution and strategy – Silver
• Mark L Robbins
  • Enforcement and litigation – Silver

“Well established in the Canadian market, Bereskin & Parr’s technology-driven IP team of more than 75 lawyers and IP agents provide first-rate expertise across the full gamut of IP services. Learning from the advice of founder Daniel Bereskin, the group strives to provide practical and business-minded advice to its patrons, with practitioners putting themselves in the clients’ position to best understand their needs. Vastly experienced in the field are counsels Donald Cameron and Terry Edwards, whose decades of expertise afford them specialist knowledge in the trademark world; while Susan Keri is looked to for the reservoir of knowledge she has acquired over her three decades of practice. Heading the firm’s trademarks offering, Janice Bereskin specialises in trademark portfolio management, providing counsel to big-name brands, including the Microsoft Corporation – a top filer in Canada for which she provides advice and protection, along with Jonathan Burkinshaw, François Larose and Mark Robbins. Burkinshaw also manages the portfolio for pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, while Larose receives praise from patrons for being “enthusiastic, very knowledgeable about the law and our areas of business, and a pleasure to work with. More specifically, he has assisted us with trademark enforcement matters, counterfeiting matters and advice related to the French language laws in Quebec. His counsel is always prompt and practical.” Also providing stellar portfolio management services to their clients are Mina Chana, who manages over 250 trademarks for Johnvince Foods, and Meghan Dillon, who manages the extensive global portfolio for a multinational frozen foods company. Head of the Montreal office Brigitte Chan receives high praise: “Brigitte handles our entire trademark portfolio in Canada, including assistance with trademark clearance, prosecution, enforcement, defence, licensing and other agreement work. Brigitte is one of our closest legal partners; she has taken a lot of time over the years to really learn our business, so she is able to provide tailored and thoughtful legal advice, which is always timely, concise and practical.” On the contentious side, Scott MacKendrick’s recent work has included several successes protecting his clientele against non-use cancellation proceedings brought against them, including for clothing company Nine West Holdings. Joining the firm from McCarthy Tétrault in October 2023 is Alfred Macchione, whose decades of experience in the field have shaped him into an all-round IP guru.”

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