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Christian Bolduc has practised in the field of intellectual property for over 15 years with a focus on trade-mark law. His experience covers all stages of the trade-mark life cycle and consists primarily of procurement, management and strategic counselling. He routinely prepares and prosecutes trade-mark applications and prepares opinions on availability, registrability, validity and infringement. He is also highly skilled in assisting with trade-mark portfolio management, including selecting trade-marks with particular value, implementing national and international filing and enforcement strategies in accordance with clients' commercial objectives, and setting up guidelines for properly promoting, advertising and using trade-marks both in-house and externally. This in-depth knowledge and experience ultimately allows the clients that Mr. Bolduc works with to increase the value of their trade-mark portfolios in Canada and abroad.
Mr. Bolduc also advises clients on commercial issues and transactions involving trade-marks, including the negotiation and drafting of license agreements, international co-existence agreements, IP asset audits, and the preparation and implementation of due diligence investigations. He also regularly handles complex trade-mark opposition proceedings and appeals from Registrar decisions and assists in litigation strategy and execution.
Mr. Bolduc works with clients ranging in size from local start-ups to multinational corporations. A long-spanning career, his knowledge of the law in Canada, the U.S. and abroad, and an approach driven by clients' business objectives are the traits that make Mr. Bolduc a strong asset for our clients.
Rankings and recognition
- Recognized in The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers
- Selected to appear in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 under trademarks
- Selected by World Trademark Review 1000 – The Definitive Guide to Trademark Legal Services
Rankings and recognition
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Memberships
- Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Vice-Chair of the International Trade-mark Issues Committee; past Chair of the IPIC-McGill Courses Liaison Committee 2006, 2007, 2008; member of the Trade-mark Legislation Committee
- Member, International Trademark Association; member of the Design Rights Subcommittee of the INTA Related Rights Committee; member of the 2013 INTA Planning Committee
- Member, Association des praticiens du droit des marques et des modèles (APRAM)
- Member, European Communities Trade Mark Association; member of the Law Committee
- President, organizing committee of the Forum on Intellectual Property — Quebec (FORPIQ) meeting held in 2009; previously member of organizing committee for the FORPIQ meetings held in 2007 and 2005
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Speaking engagements
- "The Madrid Protocol and Singapore Treaty - What Canadian Practitioners Need to Know" (moderator), Intellectual Property Institute of Canada webinar, May 2012
- "Trade-mark Law: Practical Considerations and Global Approach," presentation to members of l'Association du Jeune Barreau de Montréal, February 2012
- "Stratégies gagnantes en droit des marques nord-américains" (co-panelist), panel discussion hosted by the Association des praticiens du droit des marques et des modèles (APRAM), Paris, September 2009
- Utility of trade-marks, panel discussion hosted by L'Association des juristes pour l'avancement de la vie artistique (AJAVA), Montreal, June 2009
- "Non-traditional trade-marks" (discussion chair), International Trademark Association roundtable, Montreal, March 2009
- Community Trade-marks (panelist), Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Roadshow, Montreal, November 2008
- "Protection de la propriété intellectuelle" (co-chair), Canadian Institute conference, Montreal, November 2008
- "Clinique du droit canadien et américain" (co-panelist), panel discussion hosted by the Association des praticiens du droit des marques et des modèles (APRAM), Paris, June 2007
- "Protection de l'objet utilitaire par droit d'auteur : mythe ou réalité," Développements récents en propriété intellectuelle, service de la formation continue du Barreau du Québec, Montreal, November 2007
- "Le traitement de la propriété intellectuelle sur Internet : Initiation à la gestion des risques et aux bonnes pratiques," E-Discovery INSIGHT conference, Montreal, November 2006
Teaching activities
- "Preparing Trade-mark Applications and Use and Registrability Opinions", IPIC-McGill course Understanding Trade-marks, Montreal, August 2010 (and annually since 2004)
- "Trade-mark Filing Strategies" (workshop), IPIC-McGill course Understanding Trade-marks, Montreal, August 2010 (and annually since 2004)
- "Tips and Strategy in Opposition" (workshop), IPIC-McGill course Understanding Trade-marks, Montreal, August 2010 (and annually since 2004)
- "Practical Considerations Regarding Trade-marks and Copyrights," École de dessin industriel, Montreal, including April 2010 (and annually since 2001)
Publications
- "L'emploi d'une marque de service par l'annonce : une approche practique" (co-authors: Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie and Oliver Tourangeau), Les cahiers de propriété intellectuelle, vol. 24, no. 1, Montreal, Éditions Yvon Blais, 2012
- "Contributory Trade Mark Infringement by internet search engines for selling trade marks as key words: The Canadian perspective" (co-authors: Maxime Hébrard and Émilie Dubreuil), ECTA Gazette, June 2011
- "La reproduction de l'objet utilitaire vis-à-vis le droit d'auteur : un interdit ?" (co-author: Tomek Nishijima), Les cahiers de propriété intellectuelle, vol. 20, no. 3, Montreal, Éditions Yvon Blais, 2008
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