Partner, Lawyer, Trademark Agent
Pascal Lauzon
Contact
Montreal
25th Floor1100 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9
CANADA 514 397-8500 514 397-8515 info@bcf.ca
Profile
With over 20 years of experience at BCF, Pascal Lauzon is one of Quebec’s leading professionnals in intellectual property litigation. He acts quickly and efficiently with a pragmatic approach to either prevent infringement of intellectual property rights or defend a business accused, wrongly or not, of violating the intellectual property rights of a third party.
Pascal's practice focuses on trademarks and patents as well as on copyright, industrial design and trade secret issues. A mediator certified by the Barreau du Québec, he helps businesses find practical and constructive solutions to their commercial disputes. He also assists clients with various regulatory matters involving commercial signage and advertising such as the requirements of the Charter of the French Language as well as relating to electronic communications and labelling.
Pascal is recognized as a trademark agent by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and site on the Trademark Opposition Board Chair Advisory Committe. He is a pillar of BCF's intellectual property, Internet and litigation group.
Expertise
Education
- Barreau du Québec (2000)
- LL.L University of Ottawa (1999)
- B.Sc Minor Physics, University of Ottawa (1996)
Recognition(s)
- IP Star (2024) - Notable practitioner
- World Trademark Review 1000 (2022) - Anti-counterfeiting and Enforcement and Litigation
- Best Lawyers (2022-2025) - Entertainment Law
Publications
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"Unfounded Allegations of Online Intellectual Property Infringement: A Potential Backfire!"
BCF, July 2024
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"Revue de la jurisprudence en brevet (non pharma) 2021"
Les Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle 34-2, May 2022
Representative Work
- Obtained a seizure before judgment for a Swiss watchmaker to avoid the liquidation sale of luxury watches by an ex-distributor;
- Action in copyright violation to stop the counterfeiting of one of the ten most followed web series in the world;
- Defense of a traction track company constantly facing a particularly aggressive competitor with its patents;
- Negotiation of coexistence agreements: (1) at the national level between two telecommunication giants regarding the use of the expression TELEPARTOUT/TV EVERYWHERE and (2) at the international level between a Canadian IT multinational and a French financial multinational regarding the use of the acronym CGI;
- Action in patent infringement in the field of solar energy;
- Trademark opposition procedures in the field of beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic);
- Withdrawal of the online sale of counterfeit goods;
- Acts in misleading marketing and copyright infringement for one of the largest pool equipment manufacturers.
Professional Affiliation(s)
- Trademark agent, CIPO
- American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law
Involvement
- Mensa
