Marie-Josée Lapointe

Expertise

Business, Commercial and Corporate Law

Intellectual Property

• Commercial Contracts Related to Intellectual Property
• Copyrights
• Domain Names and Internet
• Franchising
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Intellectual Property Management
• Outsourcing
• Regulations and Labelling
• Technology Transfers
• Trade Secrets
• Trade-marks

Patents and Trade-marks

• Trade-marks

Strategic Teams

• Business and Technology
• Intellectual Property
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Professional background

Marie-Josée Lapointe specializes in intellectual property and deals with all matters related to this area of law. She advises clients on the valuation of their intellectual property assets, including trade-marks, patents, copyright, trade secrets and industrial designs. She is also called upon to draft various types of contracts in connection with intellectual property, including licensing contracts, technology transfers, research, etc., in addition to performing many due diligences respecting intellectual property.

Ms. Lapointe is also a trade-mark agent and, in this capacity, frequently advises clients on setting up a strategy to protect their trade marks. She also advises businesses on compliance with various federal and provincial regulatory standards in addition to participating in intellectual property litigation cases.

Ms. Lapointe has authored many articles published in influential legal publications and has given presentations on the topic of intellectual property. She also teaches a Masters course on valuing intellectual property at the Université de Montréal and is the director of the Understanding Trade-Marks program jointly offered by McGill University and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.

Publications

• Marques de commerce appliquées : ou quand le personnage a voix au chapitre et réussit à faire les grands titres… quel festival!," Développements récents en droit du divertissement (2010), Barreau du Québec, 2011.
• "Les marques de commerce en langues ou caractères étrangers au Canada, à en perdre son latin!," Développements récents en droit de la propriété intellectuelle, vol. 238, Barreau du Québec, 2010.
• "Les Lignes directrices de Santé Canada concernant les noms de produits de santé à présentation et à consonance semblables : une pilule difficile à avaler?" 21-2 C.P.I. 299, May 2009.
• "Trois questions sur le cobranding," Infopresse, January 16, 2008.
• "L'impact des mesures canadiennes et américaines de contrôle des exportations sur la recherche et le développement," 20-1 C.P.I. 91, January 2008.
• "L’affaire John Stagliano ou les difficultés pouvant être rencontrées lors de l’exécution d’une ordonnance Anton Piller", 8-3 C.P.I. 605, October 2006.
• "L'Agneau de Charlevoix, une espèce en voie de certification," Développements récents en propriété intellectuelle, Service de la formation continue du Barreau du Québec, 2006.
• "The Proposed Health Canada Guidelines – What Impact Might They Have on Clearance?," Canadian Intellectual Property Review, 2005.
• "Marques de commerce contre noms commerciaux : qui sera le gagnant ?," Développements récents en droit de la propriété intellectuelle, vol. 234, Service de la formation permanente du Barreau du Québec, 2005.
• "Buvons un dernier verre de champagne canadien," 17-1 C.P.I. 119, 2005.
• "Interim injunction in case of trade-mark infringement," World Trademark Law Report, June 2003.
• "Trade-mark registration is complete defence against passing-off action," World Trademark Law Report, November 2002.

Involvement

• Since 2008, taught the Industrial Property course at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal to Masters of Law students.

• Since 2008, taught the course "Droit des affaires avancées / Due Diligence in IP Matters" at the Université de Montréal.

• Since 2006, taught the course "Understanding Trade-marks – An Introductory Course" given at McGill University in collaboration with the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada), and program director since 2011.

Professional affiliations

• IP Trade Policy Committee of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Chair)
• Entrepreneurs’ Organization and Business Forum
• Association littéraire et artistique internationale (ALAI)
• Chambre de commerce française du Canada
• International Trade-mark Association
• Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal
• Licensing Executive Society

Conferences

• "Les marques de commerce en langues ou caractères étrangers au Canada, à en perdre son latin !" (conference given as part of the continuing education service of the Barreau du Québec), Les développements récents en droit de la propriété intellectuelle, November 2010.
• "L'Agneau de Charlevoix, une espèce en voie de certification," (conference given as part of the continuing education service of the Barreau du Québec),Les développements récents en droit de la propriété intellectuelle, June 2006.
• "Les meilleures techniques rédactionnelles dans les contrats de licence de PI advenant la faillite de l’une des parties," (conference given in collaboration with the Canadian Institute), March 2006.
• "Comment et pourquoi protéger vos innovations," Réseau Trans-A1, Montreal, September 2005.
• Speaker since 2003 at many presentations given at BCF on different aspect of intellectual property, including copyright, trade marks, patents and regulations.
• Moderator at several conferences given by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada

Publications

• Nouvelles > Recent Developments in Trade Marks April 18th, 2011