Area of Practice

Trade marks, new media, marketing & advertising law and IP litigation.

Education & Bar Admission

LL.L., University of Ottawa, 1997
LL.B., University of Ottawa , 1999

Admitted to the Bar of Québec, 1998
Admitted to the Bar of Ontario, 2000
Registered Canadian Trade Mark Agent

Profile

Brigitte Chan is a partner with Bereskin & Parr and works out of the firm’s Montréal office, after having spent five years in the Toronto office. She has both civil and common law degrees, and is a registered trade mark agent practicing in all areas of trade mark law. Brigitte counsels clients in trade mark prosecution, licensing and enforcement, as well as, copyright, domain name and related Internet matters. Much of her practice involves trade mark portfolio management of Canadian and international companies, both on a domestic and international level. Brigitte has been involved in reported decisions rendered by the Federal courts in both patent and trade mark litigation, and has appeared before the Trade Mark Opposition Board.

Brigitte is a member of the firm's trade mark, new media / copyright, regulatory, advertising & marketing, and litigation practice groups. She has co-authored articles entitled “Recent Developments of Importance: Intellectual Property” that appeared in both the 2004 and 2005 editions of Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.

Professional Memberships

Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC, Associate)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
International Trademark Association (INTA)