Industry Expertise

Food and beverage

Our team specializing in the food and beverage industry, including alcoholic beverages, covers several food and drink products, various processes, advertising, packaging and related technologies. This sector includes “conventional” foods as well as foods and functional ingredients and their derivatives such as nutraceuticals and food supplements, their production, extraction or formulation and their innovative uses. Our expertise lies in the protection of patents, trademarks and trade secrets on the regulations established for the development and marketing of our customers’ products.

We have many years of experience in packaging and labelling, advertising and brand protection, copyright and patent litigation. We also have experience assisting our clients in monitoring and adapting to new regulations in this ever-changing industry. We provide guidance to our clients about the best environmental practices and property labelling laws. We also represent our clients in advertising, labelling and related infractions.

By visiting food manufacturing plants and conducting business audits and reviews, we are close to our customers and their businesses, which allows us to better understand, build and implement value-added strategies focused on technology and intellectual property. Our team has successfully conducted and defended numerous trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings and filed lawsuits to protect brands, marketing concepts and promotions, as well as rights on ownership of trade secrets, patents and agreements.

Our professionals in the Food and Beverage Industry

LAWYER(S)

TRADEMARK AGENT(S)

PATENT AGENT(S) AND TECHNICAL ADVISOR

  • Sarah Assadian

    Sarah Assadian

    Ph.D., Biochemistry, Technical Patent Advisor
  • Nancy Barriault

    Nancy Barriault

    M.Sc., Chemistry and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States, Partner
  • Michel Bélanger

    Michel Bélanger

    Chemist and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States
  • Laurence Bourget-Merle

    Laurence Bourget-Merle

    Ph.D., Chemistry and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States
  • Laurence Danis

    Laurence Danis

    Ph.D., Chemistry and Patent Agent
  • Marielle Doyon

    Marielle Doyon

    Ph.D., Pharmacology, CEP and Patent Agent, Partner
  • Mélissa Dumartin

    Mélissa Dumartin

    Ph.D. Chemistry, Technical Advisor (Patents)
  • Stacey Dunn

    Stacey Dunn

    Lawyer and Patent Agent
  • Danièle Ethier

    Danièle Ethier

    Biochemist and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States, Partner
  • Charles Goyer

    Charles Goyer

    Ph. D., Biochemistry, Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States, Business development and Senior Counsel
  • Marine Keraron

    Marine Keraron

    M. Sc. A., chemical engineering, Engineer and Patent Agent
  • Steven Lam

    Steven Lam

    Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States, Partner
  • Jeremy Lawson

    Jeremy Lawson

    Engineer and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States, Partner
  • Gabrielle Moisan

    Gabrielle Moisan

    M.Sc., Molecular Biology, Lawyer and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States, Partner
  • Nadim Noujeim

    Nadim Noujeim

    Ph.D., chemistry and Patent Agent, Partner
  • Alexandre Pagé

    Alexandre Pagé

    Lawyer and Technical Patent Advisor
  • Isabelle Riedl

    Isabelle Riedl

    Ph.D., Medical Sciences, Patent Agent
  • David Salem

    David Salem

    Ph. D., Microbiology and Immunology and Technical Advisor (Patents)
  • Zhen Wong

    Zhen Wong

    Biochemist and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States, Partner