Senior Associate - Patent Agent

James Duffy is a lawyer and patent agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. James holds a degree in Honours Chemistry from McGill, where he graduated with "First Class Honours" and on the Dean’s list. James is also a graduate of McGill’s Faculty of Law.

James' main areas of practice are IP litigation and patent prosecution. As a litigator, James has acted in several complex IP litigation files, including multijurisdictional files for clients in various industries, such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, and entertainment. He has represented clients in litigation files involving patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and copyrights, both before Québec Courts and the Federal Court.

As a patent agent involved in patent prosecution (including the drafting of patent applications), James’ main areas of practice are chemistry, materials, energy management and conservation, mechanical engineering, and metallurgy. He is also involved in preparing legal advice and opinions regarding patents.

Education

• LL.B., Common Law, McGill University, 2014
• B.C.L., Civil Law, McGill University, 2014
• B.Sc., Honours Chemistry, McGill University, 2011

• Entrepreneurs and Intellectual Property: Avoid These Thirteen Mistakes to Protect Yourself (Part 1 of 3)

  By James Duffy |April 2021

• Product Advertising in the Time of COVID-19: Health Canada and the Competition Bureau are on the Lookout for Misleading Claims

  By James Duffy |March 2021

• COVID-19 Products: Health Canada and Competition Bureau Watch Out for Misleading Claims

  By James Duffy |February 2021