Area of Practice

Trade marks, copyright and related litigation.

Education & Bar Admissions

B.A., University of Toronto, 1985
M.A., University of Toronto, 1986
LL.B., McGill University, 1989

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario, 1991
Registered Canadian Trade Mark Agent

Profile

Jonathan Colombo is the managing partner of Bereskin & Parr.

Prior to attending law school at McGill University, where he was Comments Editor of the McGill Law Journal, Jonathan received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in English from the University of Toronto.

Jonathan has practiced exclusively in the area of intellectual property law at Bereskin & Parr. He has been a registered Canadian trade mark agent for more than ten years. His practice covers all areas of trade mark and copyright law including the acquisition, exploitation and enforcement of these rights.

Jonathan has published several articles including "Confidential Information and Property Rights: A Study of Employment Contracts" in the National Labour Review, "Reverse Engineering and Process Patents: When is the Process Disclosed?" in the Intellectual Property Journal, and "The Right to Privacy in Verbal Communication: Unauthorized Participant Recording" in the McGill Law Journal. Jonathan also wrote the chapter on the law of comparative advertising in Canada, in International Comparative Advertising published by the International Trade Mark Association.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association (ABA)
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC, Fellow)
Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)