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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Ronald E. Dimock Dimock Stratton LLP Tel: (647) 288-9524 Fax: (416) 971-6638 Toronto rdimock@dimock.com Gunars A. Gaikis Smart & Biggar/ Fetherstonhaugh Tel: (416) 593-5514 Fax: (416) 591-1690 Toronto ggaikis@smart-biggar.ca Practice devoted to intellectual property law, specifically litigation of patents, trademarks and copyright. Certified by the LSUC as a Specialist in Civil Litigation and Intellectual Property (patent, trade-mark and copyright) law. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Professional Engineer (Ontario). Member: LSUC (past Chair, Intellectual Property Law Specialty Committee), CBA (past Chair, Court Practice Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section), ABA (past Chair, International Subcommittee of Patents and Trade-marks), The Advocates' Society (past Director), IPIC (Fellow), AIPLA and ACA (intellectual property), INTA's Panel of Neutrals for Canada, and founding member of IP Neutrals of Canada. Editor and author of Intellectual Property Disputes – Resolutions and Remedies (Carswell, updated quarterly). Lectured at Queen's University on patent law and at York University on the law of IP remedies. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1976. More than 20 years of experience in IP law specializing in pharmaceutical and biological patent litigation and strategic advising. Has extensive experience in the procurement, litigation and resolution of pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent disputes and has appeared as lead counsel in numerous precedent-setting intellectual property cases before the Ontario, Federal and Supreme courts. Named Best Lawyers' 2013 Toronto Biotechnology Law Lawyer of the Year. Listed in The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, PLC Which Lawyer?, IAM Life Sciences 250, IAM Patent Litigation 250, IAM Patent 1000, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada, Life Sciences Specialist 500, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners, The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers and in Who's Who Legal: Canada. Called to the Ontario Bar in 1983. R. Scott Jolliffe Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP R. Scott Jolliffe is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Gowlings. First and foremost a litigator, Jolliffe is recognized as one of Canada's preeminent trial and appellate court lawyers in intellectual property. His areas of specialization include patent, trade-mark, copyright, high-tech and product liability litigation. He also practices in the areas of licensing and commercial management of intellectual property; technology transfer; and food, drug and medical device regulation. Jolliffe has extensive international experience working with clients investing or operating in Canada and Canadian clients investing or operating internationally, particularly in the aerospace, chemical, medical devices and pharmaceutical sectors. Jolliffe also serves as a mediator in intellectual property and technology disputes and is accredited in this field by several international organizations. Tel: (416) 862-5400 Fax: (416) 863-3400 Toronto scott.jolliffe@gowlings.com Patrick E. Kierans Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Tel: (416) 216-3904 Fax: (416) 216-3930 Toronto patrick.kierans@nortonrosefulbright.com Patrick E. Kierans is a senior partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in Canada and global co-head of Life Sciences and Healthcare. He practices in all areas of intellectual property law. His expertise includes IP litigation involving patents, trade-marks, copyright and acts of unfair competition, including misappropriation of trade secrets. With many successful matters to his credit involving hundreds of millions of dollars, he is often retained to lead complex IP litigation involving, in particular, innovative pharmaceutical products. He has represented major pharmaceutical, telecommunications, credit card and consumer products companies. He frequently gives opinions on infringement, validity and freedom to operate. He regularly gives presentations on intellectual property law. Kierans practices before the courts of Québec and Ontario, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. LEXPERT • December 2013 | www.lexpert.ca | 107