Joanne Chriqui practises in all areas of intellectual property law, with a focus on patent, industrial design, trademark, and copyright litigation. She has appeared before the federal and Quebec courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. Her experience spans mechanical, biomedical, and pharmaceutical patents, as well as protecting and enforcing copyright, patent, and trade secret rights involving software and other new technologies. She often coordinates multi-jurisdictional patent and trademark litigation matters and regularly advises clients on the international enforcement of their intellectual property rights. She is frequently consulted on the acquisition, management, exploitation, and enforcement of intellectual property assets, particularly patent and trademark portfolios. She regularly prepares legal opinions on the infringement and/or validity of patent and other intellectual property rights, as well as on the freedom to operate or manufacture a given technology in Canada.
