Lawrence Veregin
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Toronto
- Registered Trademark Agent (Canada)
- Bio
- Professional Involvement
- Representative Matters
- Selected Speaking Engagements
- Selected Publications
- Insights
- Education
Lawrence’s technical background gives him significant insight in a technological world and practical experience when advising clients on intellectual property matters. He is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for his clients, working collaboratively with them to develop efficient and effective solutions.
Lawrence is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group and a registered Canadian trademark agent. He represents clients in a variety of sectors, including the creative and innovative industries, defending and enforcing their intellectual property rights. Lawrence also assists clients in managing trademark portfolios and protects their rights online against counterfeiting and fraud. He draws from his extensive intellectual property expertise, which includes obtaining and executing Anton Piller and Norwich orders.
Lawrence has appeared and argued before the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Trademarks Opposition Board and Patent Appeal Board.
Professional Involvement
Memberships:
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
Representative Matters
Represented Peninsula Employment Services Ltd. in obtaining an Anton Piller order and interim injunction in a copyright infringement dispute.
Represented Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators in a successful proceeding to transfer a domain name which was used in a phishing scheme targeting the Institute's clients.
Represented Aird & McBurney LP in a successful non-use expungement proceeding, resulting in the removal of most goods and services covered by the trademark registration.
Represented Voltage Pictures, LLC in a motion to certify a class action against individuals allegedly involved in copyright infringement by uploading and downloading films without authorization.
Selected Speaking Engagements
Selected Publications
Co-Author, "U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Trademark for ‘Trump Too Small’," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, August 19, 2024.
Author, "Federal Court Allows Sharing Access to Copyrighted Services," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, June 7, 2024.
Co-Author, "Too Byosimilar? Federal Court Finds Trademark for BYOOVIZ Infringes BEOVU," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, February 6, 2024.
Co-Author, "Abuse of Process: Federal Court of Appeal Clarifies Application in PM(NOC) Proceedings," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, January 10, 2024.
Co-Author, "Canadian Federal Court of Appeal Maintains Finding of Confusion, Despite Co-Existence Agreement," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, December 8, 2023.
Co-Author, "Transportation Companies Beware: Shipping to Counterfeiters With Notice Could Result in Criminal Sanctions," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, October 11, 2023.
Co-Author, "Tech Lending: What Are IP Assets?," Aird & Berlis LLP Financial Services Flash, February 9, 2023.
Co-Author, "Federal Court Expunges Licensee’s Trademark Registrations for Bad Faith," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, January 17, 2023.
Author, "Federal Court Denies Equitable Relief for Failure to Diligently Prosecute a Patent," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, November 16, 2022.
Co-Author, "Supreme Court of Canada Recognizes ‘Making Available’ Right," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, July 22, 2022.
Co-Author, "Ghost in the Well: Court Expunges Registration of a Competitor’s Trademark," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, April 13, 2022.
Author, "Your Song Was Handmade For Somebody Like Me: Court Clears Ed Sheeran of Copyright Infringement in Shape of You," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, April 7, 2022.
Author, "A Mermaid Has No Tears — Danish Court Rules Zombie Cartoon and Face-Masked Photo Infringe Copyright in The Little Mermaid Statue," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, February 17, 2022.
Co-Author, "Whose Liability Is It Anyway? The Court Clarifies the Burden in Summary Trials and Infers Inducement," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, January 31, 2022.
Co-Author, "The Markman and the Grandfather: Federal Court Determines Claim Construction by Partial Summary Judgment and Interprets the Prior Use Defence," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, January 24, 2022.
Co-Author, "Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino to Stop Sale of Pulp Fiction NFTs," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, December 15, 2021.
Co-Author, "Federal Court of Appeal Affirms Use of Reverse Class Actions For Copyright Infringement Claims," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, October 15, 2021.
Author, "Stacked Deck — A Claim For Copyright in a Magic: The Gathering Deck," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, August 25, 2021.
Co-Author, "Retrograde in Taurus: Ninth Circuit Upholds Judgment That Stairway to Heaven Did Not Infringe Taurus," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, April 7, 2020.
Co-Author, "The Supreme Court of Canada’s Clarifies Standard of Review for Trademark Appeals," Aird & Berlis LLP The Spotlight, February 28, 2020.
Insights
Education
- Trademark Agent, Canada, 2022
- JD, University of Toronto, 2018
- BMath (with Distinction - Dean's Honours List), University of Waterloo, 2015
- BBA (with High Distinction), Wilfrid Laurier University, 2015