Intellectual property litigation.
B.Sc. (Elec. Eng.), Kettering University, Michigan,1990
LL.B., Queens University, 1995
Profile
Adam Bobker is a partner with Bereskin & Parr. He was called to the Bar in 1997, and after spending several years in general commercial litigation practice, joined Bereskin & Parr’s intellectual property litigation team in 2000.
Adam has been involved in litigating a wide range of intellectual property disputes including patent matters in the pharmaceuticals, farm equipment, vinyl windows, and die cutting industries. He has also worked on copyright and trade mark enforcement in areas such as cosmetics, film and alcoholic beverages; passing off actions involving office supply stores, toys and games, and building products. In addition, Adam has been involved with confidential information cases in the areas of computer software and composite processes.
He has written and spoken on a variety of subjects in the intellectual property field, including the use of expert evidence, interlocutory injunction practice, and anti-counterfeiting and grey marketing. In 2006, Adam authored an article about patent litigation in Canada, which appeared in the Canadian Bar Review.
Adam has appeared before all levels of the Ontario Superior Court and Federal Court of Canada and is a member of the Advocate’s Society and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC). He is currently serving on the IPIC anti-counterfeiting committee.
Professional Memberships
Advocates' Society
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC, Fellow)
Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)