Chantal Saunders

Associée

Ottawa
[email protected]
613.369.4783

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Chantal specializes in all areas of intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on complex patent and trademark litigation.

Her practice includes pharmaceutical patent litigation under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, as well as patent litigation in other sectors, copyright and trademark infringement litigation.

She has appeared before the Federal Courts on patent, trademark and copyright matters.

Chantal also advises clients at the intersection of patents and regulatory aspects, such as with respect to Certificates of Supplementary Protection, data protection, and issues related to the Patent Register and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. In addition, she provides advice in respect of patentability, validity and freedom-to-operate issues.

She is a lawyer and registered patent agent.

Experience

  • Counsel for innovator companies in proceedings brought pursuant to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations.
  • Counsel in patent infringement and patent impeachment actions.
  • Counsel in trademark infringement and expungement proceedings.
  • Counsel in copyright infringement proceedings.
  • Counsel for innovator companies in judicial review proceedings relating to listing of patents on the Patent Register.
  • Advising clients with respect to data protection, listing patents on the Patent Register and reporting patents to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.

Beyond our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association; Chair, Newsletter Committee, National Intellectual
  • Member, County of Carleton Law Association
  • Chair, Intellectually Property Institute of Canada, Litigation Committee
  • Member, The Advocates' Society
  • Member, Chiefs in Intellectual Property (ChIPs)
  • Member, Federal Court IP Users Committee

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Intellectual Property Law)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition WTR 1000 — The World's Leading Trademark Professionals.
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Life Sciences & Health) and in 2020-2023 editions (Intellectual Property; Litigation - Intellectual Property)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2016) of Intellectual Asset Magazine's (IAM) Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals (Patent Litigation)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2022) of Lexpert Special Edition: Technology & Health Sciences
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2023) of Who's Who Legal: IP
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2023) of Who's Who Legal: Canada (Patents)
  • Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2022) of Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation
  • Recognized in the 2022 (and since 2020) edition of Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars (Patent, Trademark)
  • Recognized in the 2021 edition of Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences.
  • Recognized in the 2021 edition of Lexpert Special Edition: Technology
  • Recognized in the 2021 and 2020 editions of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Intellectual Property)

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 2002
  • LLB, Université Dalhousie, 2001
  • BSc. (Hons.), Biochemistry, Université Queen’s, 1997