Christie J. C. Bates

Christie is an associate with Bereskin & Parr with a broad practice in the licensing, protection, enforcement and acquisition of trademarks, copyright, and confidential information. Christie’s expertise encompasses trademark portfolio management, prosecution, and contentious work, as well as trademark and copyright litigation, copyright advisory work, and transactional IP work. She has managed complex cross-border trademark portfolios for franchises, represented clients in trademark and copyright infringement matters before the Federal Court, and negotiated and drafted technology and IP licenses and cross-branding agreements. Christie has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada: “Ones to Watch” for Intellectual Property in 2022 and 2021, as well as a “Rising Star” in Intellectual Property from Managing IP in 2022. Christie is also an executive with the Toronto Intellectual Property Group and a member of the International Trademark Association’s Young Practitioners Committee.