Judith M. Robinson

Biography

Judith M. Robinson is Montréal Chair of our Intellectual Property Group. She practises in all areas of intellectual property law with particular emphasis on patent litigation and related opinions and commercial agreements. Ms. Robinson is particularly active in the life sciences sector. Regular clients for whom she acts include multinational pharmaceutical companies and small, medium and established biotechnology companies. She has appeared before the courts on a variety of matters pertaining to patents, trade-marks, and administrative law recourses. Ms. Robinson was counsel to Merck in obtaining a judgment after trial in 2006 holding that Merck's patent for the drug Lisinopril was valid and infringed. She also practises in drug regulatory law.

Ms. Robinson is a regular speaker on intellectual property and life science matters, including at the international conference BIO.

Year of Call

• Quebec Bar 1991

Year of Registration

• Canada (trade-marks) 1992

Law School

• LL.B./B.C.L., McGill University, 1990

EDUCATION

• B.A., Psychology - Neuropsychology and Neurophysiology, McGill University, 1985

Rankings and Recognitions

• Best Lawyers in Canada -Intellectual Property Law: Litigation; Patent; Copyright; Trademark, 2008
• The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers, 2008
• European Counsel Life Sciences Industry Report
• Chambers Global Guide, 2006

Memberships and Activities

• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada ( IPIC)
• Licensing Executives Society (LES)
• Canadian Bar Association
• BIOTECanada
• BioQuébec