Area of Practice

Biotechnology and pharmaceutical matters, including related litigation.

Education & Bar Admissions

B.Sc. (Genetics), University of Toronto, 1994
Ph.D. (Genetics), University of Toronto, 2000
LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2003

Admitted to the Ontario Bar, 2004
Registered Canadian Patent Agent, 2006
Registered United States Patent Agent, 2006

Profile

Melanie Szweras is an associate lawyer with Bereskin & Parr. She is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States.

Melanie has a B.Sc. and Ph.D. in medical genetics from the University of Toronto. She graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School with her law degree and was the Bronze Medalist for her class of 2003. Melanie received numerous awards throughout her education including the Medical Research Council Studentship and a University of Toronto Open Scholarship.

As a member of both the firm's biotechnology & pharmaceutical, and litigation groups, Melanie's practice focuses on biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents and related litigation. She also works with the firm's regulatory, marketing & advertising group advising on matters of regulatory law.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association (ABA)
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC, Associate)
Ontario Bar Association (OBA)
Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)