May
M.
Cheng
Partner | Trade-mark Agent
May Cheng is a partner of the firm and the Chair of the Toronto Intellectual Property Group. She is a Specialist in Intellectual Property Law (Trade-mark/Copyright) certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
May has more than 15 years of experience in trade-mark prosecution practice and litigation in all areas of intellectual property law, including trade-marks, patents, copyright, industrial designs, and trade secrets. She is regularly involved in injunctive proceedings and appeals to the Federal Court of Canada in trade-mark disputes and other matters.
May's litigation experience includes patent infringement litigation involving telecommunications and nuclear technology, interlocutory injunction proceedings in trade-mark and patent matters, copyright infringement litigation and enforcement of Anton Piller Orders to curb counterfeiting of famous trade-marks in both Federal and Provincial courts. She also has considerable experience in on-line arbitration of domain name disputes.
May was recently recognized in the inaugural 2011 edition of the World Trademark Review: WTR 1000, which highlights firms and individuals deemed outstanding in trade-mark practice globally. May is described by the clients surveyed in the WTR 1000 rankings editorial as "a pleasure to work with".
Selected Experience
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Publications
Presentations
Membership/Affiliations
- Committee Member, International Trade-mark Association, Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee, North American Subcommittee (2012-2014 term)
- Member, Federated Press Editorial Board for Intellectual Property, since 2011
- Committee Member, International Trade-mark Association, Anti-Counterfeiting and Enforcement Committee, North American Subcommittee (2006-2007 and 2008-2009 terms)
- Advisory Board Member, PRECEDENT Magazine
- Expert Advisory group member to the Law Society of Upper Canada's Committee on the Retention of Women in Private Practice (2006-2008)
- Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- Member, Toronto Intellectual Property Group
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Honours and Awards
- Certified as a Specialist in Intellectual Property Law (Trade-mark/Copyright) by the Law Society of Upper Canada since 2005
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