Miller Thomson’s national IP team ‘covers all areas, contentious and non-contentious, to a very high level’, according to some. A popular choice for IP portfolio management, the practice also handles licensing agreements, transactional support and litigation. In Vancouver, IP head Aiyaz Alibhai is recommended alongside Lisa Sim, who leads the patents and industrial designs group. In Toronto, trademark head Catherine Dennis Brooks is a key contact.
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  • ‘Miller Thomson has a large IP team that covers all areas, contentious and non-contentious, to a very high level. Team members are real experts in their field as well as being a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘Aiyaz Alibhai is extremely knowledgeable about the tech sector and engineering, very good on strategy, technically excellent and easy to work with. Lisa Sim is extremely efficient, very personable and technically excellent.’

Key clients

  • Aliya’s Foods
  • Atlantia Holdings

Work highlights

Advised Aliya’s Foods on managing its global trademark portfolio.

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Aiyaz Alibhai
Aiyaz Alibhai
Practice head

Aiyaz Alibhai

Other key lawyers

Lisa Sim; Catherine Dennis Brooks; David Schnurr