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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Practice devoted to intellectual property law, specifi cally litigation of patents, trade-
marks and copyright. Certifi ed by the LSUC as a Specialist in Civil Litigation and Intel-
lectual Property (patent, trade-mark and copyright) law. A Fellow of the American Col-
lege 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), e Advocates'
Society (past Director), IPIC (Fellow), AIPLA and ACA (intellectual property), INTA's
Panel of Neutrals for Canada, founding member of IP Neutrals of Canada, and panel
member of JAMS. 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.
Recognized in international reviews, including e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to
the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, as one of Canada's leading Intellectual Property and
Litigation – Intellectual Property lawyers. Practice combines extensive litigation experi-
ence with expertise in product acquisition and licensing, particularly in the pharmaceuti-
cal area. Advises on clearance, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights;
appears before the Federal Court and the Ontario courts. Past President of the CBA intel-
lectual property section; past President of FICPI Canada; President, Communications
Commission and member of Council, FICPI International. Has lectured on IP issues at
several universities and spoken at national and international meetings on current IP issues.
Graduate of U of Waterloo (Engineering ) and U of Toronto (Law). Called to the Ontario
Bar (1976) and is a Registered Patent and Trade-mark Agent. Member of the Board of
Directors of Concordia Healthcare Corp. and of IM Biotechnologies Inc.; former mem-
ber of the Board of Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Over 20 years of experience in IP law specializing in pharmaceutical and biological pat-
ent litigation and strategic advising. Has extensive experience in the procurement, litiga-
tion and resolution of pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent disputes and has ap-
peared 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 e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500
Lawyers in Canada, e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Chambers Global, e Best
Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada, LMG Life Sciences, Euromoney's Expert Guides:
Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners, Who's Who Legal: Canada, Who's
Who Legal: Life Sciences, Who's Who Legal: Patents, Managing Intellectual Property's Pat-
ent Handbook, IAM Life Sciences 250, IAM Patent 1000, Life Sciences Specialist
500 and PLC Which Lawyer? Called to the Ontario Bar in 1983.
Carol Hitchman is a partner in the Technology and Intellectual Property Group at Gar-
diner Roberts LLP and her practice focuses primarily on intellectual property litigation.
Hitchman has developed a broad range of experience as a litigator and a Patent and Trade-
mark Agent. She has been recognized by Lexpert® as Consistently Recommended for her
Intellectual Property Litigation expertise and in the International Who's Who of Life Sci-
ences 2011. Hitchman has appeared before all levels of the Federal Court and the Ontario
Court, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. Her practice is primarily in the area of
pharmaceutical patents, but also includes trade-mark and copyright matters. Hitchman
has written numerous papers and given presentations for the Intellectual Property Insti-
tute of Canada (IPIC), e Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Associa-
tion (CBA), including presentations to the Federal Court judges and prothonotaries.
Hitchman is a past President of IPIC. She currently serves as a member of the IPIC Privi-
lege and Self Governance Committee.
Ronald E.
Dimock
Dimock
Stratton LLP
Tel: (416) 971-7202
Fax: (416) 971-6638
Toronto
Douglas N.
Deeth
Deeth Williams
Wall LLP
Tel: (416) 941-9442
Fax: (416) 941-9443
Toronto
Gunars
Gaikis
Smart & Biggar
Fetherstonhaugh
Tel: (416) 593-5514
Fax: (416) 591-1690
Toronto
Carol V.E.
Hitchman
Gardiner
Roberts LLP
Tel: (416) 865-8259
Fax: (416) 865-6636
Toronto
rdimock@dimock.com
ddeeth@dww.com
ggaikis@smart-biggar.ca
chitchman@gardiner-roberts.com
