gordon j. zimmerman

GORDON J. ZIMMERMAN
Associé
T 416.367.6282
F 416.361.2525
Toronto
[email protected]
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/gord
on-zimmerman/10/636/25
Sciences de la vie
Technologies de l'information
Propriété intellectuelle
Droit de la santé
Droit d’auteur
Litige relatif à la propriété intellectuelle
Concession de licence
Brevets
Marques de commerce
Litige relatif au droit des sociétés et droit commercial
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB University of Toronto, 1980
(received a JDS Tory Fellowship for
legal writing [the Science Court] and
PRO Canada Copyright Award for
paper on punitive damages)
Gordon Zimmerman is a Partner and former Regional Leader of BLG’s Intellectual
Property Group. He focuses exclusively on intellectual property, including patents,
trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, trade secrets and confidential information,
and related litigation. Registered as a trademark agent and patent agent, Gordon is
certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Intellectual Property
Law (Patents, Trademarks, Copyright).
Diploma in Civil Law/Common Law
Studies, Dalhousie University and the
University of Sherbrooke, 1979
B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of
Waterloo, 1977 (gold medalist in
Science upon graduation)
Ontario, 1982
Activités professionnelles
Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute
of Canada (IPIC)
Past Chair, Canadian Bar
Association, Trademarks Committee;
Past Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on
Security Interests in Intellectual
Property
Past Vice-Chair, Inter-Pacific Bar
Association, Intellectual Property
Section
Member, International Trade Mark
Association, Licensing Executives
Society, International Bar Association,
American Bar Association,
Metropolitan Toronto Law Association
Gordon has prepared and presented evidence and testimony in complex litigation,
including factual and expert evidence in science, engineering, marketing and
accounting. He also handles trademark and patent applications, licensing, due diligence
investigations, security interests and other non-litigious issues.
He has appeared as counsel in the Federal Court of Canada (at trial and on appeal),
High Court of Ontario (at trial and on appeal) and on applications for leave to appeal to
the Supreme Court of Canada in cases involving patents, trademarks, industrial
designs, copyright, passing off, trade secrets, confidential information, wrongful
termination of distributorship agreements, conspiracy, breach of contract, breach of
fiduciary duty and related matters.
His pre-law work experience concentrated on pulp and paper, industrial chemicals,
atomic energy, vacuum molecular beam studies and peptide analysis. He speaks
English, French, Italian, and some German and Spanish.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Cochlear Corp. v. Cosem Neurostim – obtained trial judgment holding plaintiff's
patent valid and infringed (quia timet) (with respect to inner ear prosthesis to
give hearing to totally deaf users).

Mackenzie Financial ATS Ethical Funds Inc. – resisted interlocutory injunction
based on alleged trademark infringement respecting use of word ETHICAL in
association with mutual fund.

Canada Trust ATS TD Bank – successfully defended Canada Trust in a highly
publicized Federal Court trademark infringement action respecting use of the
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Lecturer, "Patents" and "Advanced
Trademarks" summer courses,
IPIC/McGill University, 1997-present
word and colour GREEN.

CTV v. CAPAC – obtained an order prohibiting Copyright Board and
CAPAC/PROCAN (now SOCAN) from proceeding with "'network"' tariff in
Federal Court proceedings. Leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada
denied.

AlphaNet Telecom v. Delrina – obtained injunction preventing Delrina from
misusing trade secrets and confidential information of AlphaNet in Ontario
Court, General Division, Commercial Court list, in highly publicized case.
Action settled following interlocutory injunction.

Movenpick et al. v. E.A.T. at Le Marché Inc. – obtained injunction prohibiting
competing restaurant from using trademark MARCHÉ. Activités communautaires
Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids
Program
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Author, “Trademark Use,” IP Benchbook for Federal Court Judges, 2010present.

Author, “Enforcing Judgments,” Intellectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and
Remedies, Carswell, 2005-present.

Contributor, regular case comments, World Trademark Law Review (electronic
journal).

Author and Speaker, “'Due Diligence in IP Licensing” and “International
Aspects of IP Licensing,” Proceedings of the Federated Press Conference
entitled “Intellectual Property Licensing,” May 30-31, 2005.

Author/Speaker, “Extending the Monopoly: Overlapping Intellectual Property
Protection,” Proceedings of IPIC Annual Meeting, September 2000.

Author/Speaker, “Understanding The Essentials of Contract Law For
Intellectual Property Agreements,” Proceedings of the Infonex Conference
entitled “Intellectual Property Issues for Business Agreements: A Practical
Course,” April 28-29, 1997.

Author/Speaker, “An Overview of Canadian Law relating to Security Interests
and Intellectual Property,” Proceedings of the Canadian Bar Association CLE Conference entitled “Changes Affecting Intellectual Property in Canada: A
North American Perspective,” March 1994.

Author/Speaker, “Trade Secrets: Leak Prevention and Damage Control,”
Proceedings of The Canadian Institute Seminar entitled “Patents – The
Complete Course,” February 1992.

Author/Speaker, “Canadian Intellectual Property Issues for the U.S. Practising
Lawyer,” Proceedings of the New York State Bar Association conference
entitled “International Aspects of Intellectual Property Law,” February 1991.

Author/Speaker, “Representations, Warranties and Conditions in Transactions
Involving Intellectual Property,” Proceedings of the Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Annual Institute, January 1991.

Author, “An Expert Patent Court for Canada?,” Canadian Intellectual Property
Review, 1987, 3: 444.

Author, “Synergy and the Science Court: Scientific Method and the Adversarial
System in Technology Assessment,” University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Review, 1980, 38: 170.
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
Author, “Exemplary Damages and Copyright in Canada,” (1980) 57 CPR (2d)
65.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS

Recognized in the 2016 edition of Chambers Canada - The Canada's Leading
Lawyers for Business (Intellectual Property).

Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition (and since 2008) of The
Best Lawyers in Canada® (Intellectual Property Law).

Recognized in the 2016 and 2015 editions of the Legal 500 Canada
(Intellectual Property).

Recognized in the 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of Chambers Global —
The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Intellectual Property).
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​Recognized in the 2015 edition of World Trademark Review's (WTR) 1000 —
The World's Leading Trademark Professionals (Prosecution and Strategy and
Enforcement and Litigation).

Recognized in the 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions of The Canadian Legal
Lexpert Directory (Intellectual Property).

Recognized in the 2016 edition (and since 2012) of Who's Who Legal: Canada
(Trademarks).

Recognized in the 2016 edition of Who's Who Legal - The International Who's
Who of Business Lawyers (Trademarks).

Recognized in the 2014 edition of Managing IP Handbook (Patent,
Trademark).
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Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent 5 out of 5 Peer Review Rated.
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Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (BLG) est un grand cabinet juridique canadien
qui offre à ses clients une gamme complète de services, principalement en droit des affaires, litige commercial et arbitrage ainsi que propriété intellectuelle. BLG est l’un des
premiers cabinets juridiques en importance au pays; il compte plus de 725 avocats,
agents de propriété intellectuelle et autres professionnels dans 5 grandes villes du Canada. BLG répond aux besoins de ses clients, que ce soit en matière de litige, de financement ou d’enregistrement de brevets et de marques de commerce.
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