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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Stratton, Bruce W., DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Toronto - (416) 862-3382 - bruce.stratton@dlapiper.com
Practices in the area of intellectual property law. Member of the LSUC, CBA, IPIC (Fellow), iTechLaw,
AIPLA, e Advocates' Society, ABA. Education: BSc (computing science, first class), 1981, Queen's Uni-
versity. LLB, 1985, University of Toronto. Trial counsel in Federal Court, appellate counsel in Federal Court
of Appeal and in the Supreme Court of Canada on patent and trade-mark matters. Author of the Annotated
Patent Act (looseleaf service, Carswell) and co-author of the "Computer-Related Disputes" chapter in Intel-
lectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and Remedies (looseleaf service, Carswell). Has written for and presented
to numerous professional associations, including CBA, AIPLA, IPIC, NYSBA, iTechLaw, IT Can, Univer-
sity of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School and the National Judicial Institute. Topics include: Open Source
Soware, Non-Practicing Entities, Cross-Examination of Soware Experts, Effective Opening Statements,
Developments in International Patent Law. Registered Patent Agent and Trade-mark Agent. Admitted to the
Ontario Bar in 1987.
Shaughnessy, Andrew M., Torys LLP Toronto - (416) 865-8171 - ashaughnessy@torys.com
Practice focuses on IP litigation and dispute resolution, and Federal Court practice. Has represented a wide
variety of clients in complex patent and trade-mark infringement and related litigation. Has been an advocate
before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Supe-
rior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario, and specialized tribunals such as the Trademarks Opposi-
tion Board. Serves as one of the Canadian Bar Association's Intellectual Property section representatives on
the Federal Court IP Users' Committee. Well-known IP and advocacy speaker, instructor and author. Adjunct
lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he oversees participation in the Harold G. Fox
Intellectual Property Moot. Ontario Bar, 1993. LLB, 1991, Queen's University.
Wilcox, Peter R., Belmore Neidrauer LLP Toronto - (416) 863-3363 - peter.wilcox@belmorelaw.com
Peter Wilcox has over 20 years of experience litigating complex intellectual property cases at trial and on
appeal. He has particular experience litigating cases for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and
also has experience litigating cases involving medical devices and oil field technology. Recently, Wilcox has
been lead counsel for Bayer, Alcon, Janssen, Takeda, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and National Oilwell Varco. He is consis-
tently recognized by his peers and clients as a leader in intellectual property litigation in such publications as
Chambers, Who's Who Legal, IAM Patent, Lexpert® and Best Lawyers. Wilcox is currently the President of the
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.
Creber, Anthony (Tony), Gowling WLG Ottawa - (613) 786-0140 - anthony.creber@gowlingwlg.com
Tony Creber is a senior partner with Gowlings and is its senior IP litigation counsel. Creber's primary focus
has been in chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical patent litigation. His practice includes trade-mark litiga-
tion, regulatory issues and advising on IP life cycle. Creber has been consistently recognized by e Best
Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert® and other similar directories as a leading lawyer in litigation, IP and bio-
technology. He regularly appears in the Federal Court as well as the Supreme Court of Canada on patent
matters, including questions of patentability of life forms, patent licensing and the infringement of biotech
patents. Important cases he has appeared in include the SCC decisions in Schmeiser and Plavix. Most recently
he represented Novartis in protecting its patent on Gleevec and Biotech Canada in an access-to-information
case before the SCC, which corrected a restrictive interpretation of the trade secret exemption. Creber won
the coveted "Patent Case of 2009," "Practitioner of Year, 2014" and "Milestone Case of 2014" awards given by
Managing Intellectual Property.
