Stuart Ash is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office. A trademark lawyer and registered trademark agent, he has over 25 years of experience assisting clients in registering, protecting, and managing their trademarks in Canada and internationally. He also has extensive experience in advising clients on transactions that involve the sale, transfer, and licensing of intellectual property, with a particular focus on trademark license agreements. He regularly works with clients across a wide range of industries, including local tech companies, global media and entertainment companies, and companies in the consumer goods, financial services, and food and health product industries. Well-regarded by his clients for providing sound, practical advice, he has been repeatedly recognized by World Trademark Review as one of the WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Lawyers, as well as The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. He is a former leader of Gowling WLG's Canadian trademarks group and is currently head of the firm's Ottawa intellectual property department.
