Chantal Saunders

Partner

Ottawa
CSaunders@blg.com
613.369.4783
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Chantal specializes in all areas of intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on complex patent and trademark litigation.

Her practice includes pharmaceutical patent litigation under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, as well as patent litigation in other sectors, copyright and trademark infringement litigation.

Experience

  • Counsel for innovator companies in proceedings brought pursuant to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations.
  • Counsel in patent infringement and patent impeachment actions.
  • Counsel in trademark infringement and expungement proceedings.

Beyond our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association; Chair, Newsletter Committee, National Intellectual
  • Member, County of Carleton Law Association
  • Chair, Intellectually Property Institute of Canada, Litigation Committee
  • Member, The Advocates' Society
  • Member, Chiefs in Intellectual Property (ChIPs)
  • Member, Federal Court IP Users Committee

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (Intellectual Property Law)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition WTR 1000 — The World's Leading Trademark Professionals.
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Life Sciences & Health) and in 2020-2023 editions (Intellectual Property; Litigation - Intellectual Property)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2016) of Intellectual Asset Magazine's (IAM) Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals (Patent Litigation)
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2022) of Lexpert Special Edition: Technology & Health Sciences
  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2023) of Who's Who Legal: IP

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 2002
  • LLB, Dalhousie University, 2001
  • BSc. (Hons.), Biochemistry, Queen's University, 1997