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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.

May's practice focuses primarily on trade-mark prosecution and litigation in all areas of intellectual property law, including trade-marks, patents, copyright, industrial designs, and trade secrets. She has been involved in appeals to the Federal Court of Canada in trade-mark opposition matters and injunctive proceedings.

May's experience includes patent 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. She has also gained considerable experience in on-line arbitration of domain name disputes.

May has appeared at the Trial and Appellate levels of the Federal Court of Canada and the Ontario Courts.

Selected Experience

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Membership/Affiliations

  • Committee Member, International Trade-mark Association, Anti-Counterfeiting and Enforcement Committee, North American Subcommittee (2006-2008 term)
  • 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

Contact Information
Toronto
416 865 4547
416 364 7813 fax


Services
Education
  • B.A. - Law and Political Science, 1987
    Carleton University
  • LL.B. - French Common Law Program, 1991
    University of Ottawa
  • Registered Trade-mark Agent, 1996
Called to the Bar
  • British Columbia, 1997
  • Ontario, 1993
Languages Spoken
  • English
  • French
 
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