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Joanna Vatavu
Toronto
416.865.7859
[email protected]
practice areas
profile
propriété intellectuelle
Joanna is an associate in the firm's Technology and Intellectual
Property Group. Her practice encompasses all areas of
intellectual property law, including copyright, trade mark and
patent litigation, as well as prosecuting and enforcing trade
marks and patents.
octroi de licences
protection des renseignements
personnels
marques de commerce
droit d'auteur
brevets
dessins industriels
renseignements à caractère
confidentiel
cybersécurité
Joanna summered with the firm in 2009 and returned to
complete her articles in 2011. At McMillan she acquired valuable
experience by assisting in a wide variety of files, including
copyright disputes, trade mark opposition proceedings, patent
litigation and complex commercial litigation matters.
While attending law school, Joanna participated in the Harold G.
Fox IP Moot where she achieved second place in the
competition.
directorships and professional associations

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)

Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)

Toronto Computer Lawyers' Group (TCLG)
awards and rankings

Bereskin & Parr LLP Award in Patent Law – Osgoode Hall
Law School

McMillan LLP Award for Academic Excellence – Osgoode
Hall Law School

Chemical Institute of Canada Book Prize Award – York
University
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Joanna Vatavu
t: 416.865.7859
[email protected]
publications
Juillet 2016
It's Time for Your Company's Cyber-health Check-up
(seulement disponible en anglais)
Cybersecurity Bulletin
Juillet 2016
How to Protect Business Property and Information in
Commercial Transactions
(seulement disponible en anglais)
Business Law Bulletin
Mars 2016
Decrypting the iPhone - Everybody's Got Something to Hide,
Except Me and My Monkey
(seulement disponible en anglais)
Privacy and Cybersecurity Bulletin
Juin 2015
Bell Gets a Bad Rap for its RAP (Relevant Advertising Program)
(seulement disponible en anglais)
Privacy Bulletin
Mars 2014
D'oh! – Fox Teaches Infringer a Costly Lesson
(seulement disponible en anglais)
Intellectual Property Bulletin
Also published in LexisNexis - Internet and E-Commerce Law in
Canada (2013-14) 14 I.E.C.L.C.
Octobre 2012
Fair is foul and foul is fair: Lifting the fog around fair dealing in
Canadian copyright law
(seulement disponible en anglais)
Intellectual Property Bulletin
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