Dario Pietrantonio
Lawyer and Trademark Agent, Partner, CLP
Montreal
Inveterate hockey Dad, I spend much of my time away from the office sharing my kids’ passion for this beautiful sport
Dario Pietrantonio specializes in the fields of business law and intellectual property.
He counsels clients primarily with regards to the management, protection, enforcement and commercialization of intellectual property rights and business law more generally such as acquisitions, financings, technology transfers, franchise and distribution agreements. He also advises clients with regards to contentious matters of a commercial nature including more particularly those involving intellectual property rights.
Dario joined ROBIC in 1994 and has been a partner since 2002. He is a member of the firm’s management committee and a co-lead of both its trademarks and business law practice groups. Dario oversees the firm’s marketing activities and special projects. He also serves as an officer and member of the board of directors of several Canadian subsidiaries of multinational clients.
- Member of the Québec Bar (1994)
- Bachelor of Common Law (LL.B.), University of Ottawa (1994)
- Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.L.), University of Ottawa (1993)
- Bachelor of Arts (B. A.), McGill University (1994)
- Certification: Certified Licensing Professionnal (CLP)
- Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
- European Community Trade-Mark Association (ECTA)
- Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal (BTMM)
- Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association (CIBPA)
- French Chamber of Commerce in Montreal (CCFC)
- Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 - 2023: Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law
- Corporate INTL Magazine - 50 Best Lawyers in Canada
- Food industry
- Agrifood
- Retail
- Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
- Cannabis
- Cosmetics
- Information and Communication Technology
- Manufacturing
- Heavy Industry
- Fashion
- Luxury Products
- Wines & Spirits
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Real Estate
- Transportation
- Automobile Security Services and Products
- Venture Capital
- Emerging Technologies
- Financial Technologies
- Business Law
- Medical Devices
- Research and Development Contracts
- Confidentiality and Trade Secrets
- Franchising
- Real Estate Law
- Licensing and Technology Transfers (Business Law)
- Competition and Unfair Competition
- Financing (Including Venture Capital)
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Management and Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights
- Contracts (Negotiation, Drafting and Review)
- Litigation
- Trademarks Litigation
- Unfair Competition Litigation
- Copyright Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trademarks
- Medical devices
- Filing and Prosecuting Trademark Applications
- Trademark Portfolio Management
- A Recent Federal Court Decision: Interlocutory Injunctions in Patent Matters
- A Recent Federal Court Decision: Interlocutory Injunction – Prior Art
- Section 45 Proceeding: the Need for Precision in Describing Wares and Services
- Trade-mark Assignments and Their Effects on Opposition Proceedings
- Federal Court Finds No Confusion Between Identical Trade-marks in the Building Supplies Trade