Area of Practice

Patents, with an emphasis on computer software technology.

Education and Bar Admissions

B.Sc. (Comp. Sci. & Math.), University of Toronto, 2003
LL.B., University of Victoria, 2006

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario, 2007

Profile

Maya Hughes is an associate lawyer with Bereskin & Parr.

Maya holds an honours B.Sc. in computer science and mathematics from the University of Toronto, and graduated with highest distinction. While an undergraduate student, Maya worked for a technology start-up company. She also holds a law degree from the University of Victoria, where she won an award for contract law. While completing her law degree, Maya attended the International Intellectual Property program at the University of Oxford, where she studied Canadian, European and American patent and copyright law.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Maya was an articling student with Bereskin & Parr. Her practice focuses on high technology patents with an emphasis on computer software technology.

Professional Memberships

Ontario Bar Association (OBA)
Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)
Wired Woman Toronto