Lawyer Profile
Adam Haller
Overview
Adam Haller is a lawyer with over a decade of experience in complex intellectual property litigation in Canada. He has represented clients in pharmaceutical and life sciences, energy, financial services, consumer brands and high technology matters, with experience in patent infringement and validity, Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) proceedings, trademark infringement, passing off, unfair competition, confidential information and trade secrets. Before joining Markwell, he practiced at a global law firm and oversaw intellectual property management and licensing at a research-intensive Canadian university. He teaches upper-year Patent Law at Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Ontario, 2010; Nova Scotia, 2022
Professional Details
Education
University of Toronto, JD, 2009
Queen's University, BSc, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, 2006
Associations
Law Society of Ontario
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Toronto Intellectual Property Group
Selected Decisions
Pharmascience Inc. v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1175
Natco Pharma (Canada) Inc. v. Canada (Health), 2020 FC 788
Pharmascience Inc. v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2019 FC 1271
Spin Master Ltd. v. Mattel Canada Inc., 2019 FC 385
Moroccanoil Israel Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd, [2017] FCA 823
Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc., 2015 FC 1156
Laverana GmbH & Co v Heather Ruth McDowell, 2015 TMOB 125
Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2014 FCA 247
Apotex Inc. v. Merck Canada Inc., 2012 FC 1235
Amazon.com, Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 FCA 328