Susan Beaubien

The Professional

Susan has been practicing in the area of intellectual property law for nearly 20 years. Her practice focuses on obtaining and enforcing protection in all types of intellectual property, and includes counseling clients and providing opinions concerning validity and infringement issues pertaining to patents, trade-marks and industrial designs; trade-mark opposition and expungement proceedings; as well as the drafting and prosecution of patent, trade-mark and industrial design applications.

Susan has considerable experience in the litigation of intellectual property disputes, especially in the areas of trade-marks law and pharmaceutical patent litigation. She has been lead counsel on many reported decisions before the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, many of which stand as significant precedents. She also appears before the Trade-marks Opposition Board and the Patent Appeal Board. She is also pursuing an interest in alterative dispute resolution as a means for assisting her clients in obtaining practical, cost-efficient results.

Susan is Vice-Chair of the Intellectual Property National Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA); Chair of the CBA IP Court Practice Committee, a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, American Bar Association, International Bar Association, and Fédération internationale des Conseils en propriété industrielle (FICPI). She also served as a member of the Patent Agents Examination Board, which sets and administers professional licensing examinations for patent agents in Canada.

Qualifications

B.Sc. (Hons. Biology) LL.B.
Barrister & Solicitor, Registered Patent & Trade-mark Agent

The Person

An avid golfer since she was a teenager, Susan is always seeking out new and interesting golf courses. Also a spa aficionado, Susan enjoys traveling to places where she can indulge her enjoyment for both golf and spas, particularly in California, British Columbia, Alberta, Arizona, Nova Scotia and Bermuda, all of which hold special memories for her. Her other interests include reading mystery novels and books about a wide range of current events. She is an aspiring amateur magician and also enjoys figure skating (as a spectator). Susan is a member of the Rideau Club and the Rivermead Golf Club.

Email susan.beaubien@moffatco.com

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