Julie Desrosiers > Fasken > Montreal, Canada > Lawyer Profile
Fasken Offices
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PO BOX 242, SUITE 3700, 800 VICTORIA SQUARE
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC H4Z 1E9
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Julie Desrosiers
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Partner
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Julie Desrosiers practices intellectual property litigation. Julie regularly acts on behalf of high-tech corporations and advises clients on injunctions, seizures and proceedings to protect their intellectual property, trade secrets and strategic information.
Julie’s practice is currently focused almost exclusively on patent litigation. A seasoned litigator, she has been involved in several important patent infringement cases in the pharmaceutical sector. She appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys and has served as counsel during various patent infringement cases ranging from helicopter landing gear to complex chemical molecules used to manufacture drugs. She has also acted in major copyright disputes resulting in precedent-setting decisions.
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Canada > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)Split between its eight Canadian offices, Fasken’s national IP offering encompasses all key pillars of IP law — including patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs and trade secrets — where it provides full-spectrum support on litigation and non-contentious matters. The firm is particularly dominant in Quebec, as evidenced by its impressive bench in Montreal, which includes high-profile IP litigator Julie Desrosiers; IP head David Turgeon, who specializes in IP litigation; trademark partner Jean-Philippe Mikus; Michael Shortt, whose increasingly prominent trademark practice spans litigation and transactional work; and talented IP and TMT-focused associate Patricia Hénault. The national group also draws on Armand Benitah, who leads the team in Toronto, and Ottawa-based TMT expert Jay Kerr-Wilson.
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