Alex Gloor is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation matters, primarily patent litigation. He has represented clients in proceedings brought under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, patent impeachment and infringement actions, judicial reviews and in matters under the Trademarks Act and the Industrial Design Act. Alex regularly appears as counsel and has successfully presented arguments before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal. He is a member of the firm's Life Sciences Group and regularly acts for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Alex has a background in chemistry and has experience working as a researcher in a chemical engineering laboratory. In addition to litigation matters, he advises pharmaceutical clients on regulatory issues such as patent listing, data protection and certificates of supplementary protection. He also has experience representing clients in the manufacturing, agriculture, consumer goods and material sciences industries. A part-time professor at the University of Ottawa, he has taught the Intellectual Property Law class to upper-year law students for a number of years.
