Jason Markwell is a leading patent and drug regulatory litigator in Canada. He represents clients in a wide-range of industries, including life sciences, technology, financial services, manufacturing, mining and energy. He is well-known for his work on behalf of innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in patent and regulatory disputes. He has appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a number of high-stakes and precedent-setting decisions. Jason has been recognized as a leading intellectual property lawyer by Lexpert, Chambers & Partners, IAM Patent 1000, The Best Lawyers Canada, Who’s Who Legal, Lexpert ALM 500 Directory, IP Stars, Martindale-Hubbell, Benchmark Litigation (IP Litigator of the Year, 2017), Managing Intellectual Property (Outstanding IP Practitioner – Canada, 2019), LMG Life Sciences (Lawyer of the Year, 2018, Patent Litigation). Jason is active in various intellectual property organizations, including the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). Jason is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and is a member of The Advocates’ Society.
