Marcus Gallie has over 20 years of experience helping clients protect inventions in the mechanical and electromechanical fields, as well as trade-marks, industrial designs and related litigation.

Marc has over 20 years of experience helping clients protect inventions in the mechanical and electromechanical fields, as well as trade-marks, industrial designs and related litigation.

He has acted as counsel for clients in trade-mark opposition and cancellation proceedings, and related appeals to the Federal Court of Canada (Trial and Appeal Division). He has also acted as counsel for clients on trade-mark and patent infringement actions before the Federal Court Trial Division.

He is a frequent speaker and writer on intellectual property topics ranging from business method patents, to non-traditional trade-marks, to law firm management. Marc is also the Editor-in-Chief of Canada Law Book's Canadian Patent Reporter.

B.Sc. (Environmental Geography), 1981, Concordia University
M.Sc. (Biogeography), 1984, York University
LL.B., 1987, University of Windsor
LL.M. (e-Business), 2008, York University, Osgoode Hall Law School
Barrister & Solicitor, Province of Ontario, 1989
Registered Trade-mark Agent, Canada, 1989
Registered Patent Agent, Canada, 1992

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), Fellow
International Trademark Association (INTA)

Association of Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF), Treasurer
Patent Agents Examination Board, Past Chair
Board Member – Intellectual Property – Federated Press

Editor-in-Chief – Canadian Patent Reporter – Thomson Reuters

Contributor for Canada to Patents Throughout the World – West

 

Contributor for Canada to Manual Industrial Property – Wolters Kluwer

 

Contributor for Canada to Patent Claim Interpretation International – West

Recognized in Corporate INTL under 50 Best Lawyers in Canada (Patent Law)

Recognized in the 2011 Managing Intellectual Property IP Handbook