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Philip Lapin has conducted a generalized intellectual property practice for over 15 years. He maintains a particular emphasis on obtaining trade-mark registrations, pursuing trade-mark oppositions, prosecuting patent applications for inventions in the mechanical and software fields, and providing opinions relating to these areas.
When qualifying to become a Canadian patent agent, Mr. Lapin was awarded the Marie F. Morency prize for obtaining the highest mark in Canada on the patent drafting examination.
Mr. Lapin is an editor of Canadian ReMARKS, the firms' trade-mark and marketing law newsletter. He is also the chair of the firms' Trade-mark Practice Group and chair of the firms' Trade-mark Operations Group.
Rankings and recognition
- Selected by World Trademark Review 1000 – The Definitive Guide to Trademark Legal Services
- Recognized in Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners
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Memberships
- Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; member of the Joint Liaison Committee – Trade-marks; past member of the International Trade-mark Issues Committee; past member of the Forums and Seminars Committee; past Co-chair and Co-editor of the IPIC Bulletin
- Member, International Trademark Association; member of the Canada Amicus Subcommittee of the International Amicus Committee; past member of the Whois Subcommittee of the Internet Committee; past member of the Dilution and Well-Known Marks Committee; past member of the Parallel Imports Committee
- Member; Canadian Trade-mark Agent Examination Board, 2010 - 2013 term
- Member, Canadian Bar Association; past member of the Trade-marks Committee
Speaking engagements
- "The Protection of Geographical Indications in Canada," presented to the economic and commercial representatives of the European Union, Ottawa, March 2010
- "Brand Equity: Maintaining the Value of Trade-marks in Today's Marketplace," presented to the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Ottawa, September 2009
- "Taking a Strategic Approach: International and Regional Resources," International Trade-mark Association Trade-mark Administrators Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2007
- "Section 45 (Expungement) Proceedings Under the Canadian Trade-marks Act," Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Spring Meeting, Gatineau, QC, March 2007
- "IP Transactions – The Basic and Beyond," presented to members of the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Ottawa, November 2006
- "Should There be Trade-mark Rights in Public Icons?" (panellist), Intellectual Property of Canada Spring Meeting, April 2004
- Presentations to new Examiners at the Canadian Trade-marks Office on trade-mark confusion under section 12(1)(d) of the Canadian Trade-marks Act, 2000, 2001 and 2002
Teaching activities
- "Opposition Proceedings: Overview, Context and Strategy," IPIC-McGill course Understanding Trade-marks, Montreal, 2002-2011
- "Tips and Strategies in Opposition Proceedings" (workshop), IPIC-McGill course Understanding Trade-marks, Montreal, 2002-2011
- IPIC-McGill course Understanding Trade-marks, Montreal, August 2003 – Program Director
- "Intellectual Property Law for Engineers" (adjunct professor) University of Ottawa, 2002-2009
Publications
- "Kaboom! Sound marks are now registrable in Canada," Canadian ReMARKS, April 2012; International Law Office Intellectual Property Newsletter, April 16, 2012
- "Significant amendments proposed to Canada's Trade-marks Regulations," Canadian ReMARKS, April 2012; International Law Office Intellectual Property Newsletter, April 23, 2012
- "Lawyer Barbie Goes to Court," Trademark World, September 2007
- Prepared the CANADA section of the "Country Guides" portal on the International Trademark Association (INTA) website
- "Lego Loses Trademark Battle," International Law Office Intellectual Property Newsletter, May 2, 2006; IP Perspectives, February 2006
- "Possible Modernization of Trademarks Act," International Law Office Intellectual Property Newsletter, July 25, 2005; IP Perspectives, June 2005
- "Intellectual Property Protection Unique to Canada: Official Marks," Trademark World, February 2002
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