Lawyer Profile
Amy Grenon
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Amy Grenon is a partner at Tyr LLP and a business-minded advocate focused on complex intellectual property and life sciences disputes. Her practice includes multijurisdictional patent litigation, pharmaceutical proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, regulatory, advertising and licensing matters, and trademark, copyright, domain-name and social-media disputes. She acts for scaling companies and Fortune 500 clients in life sciences, technology, sports, energy and consumer packaged goods.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Ontario, 2008; Trademark Agent, 2012
Professional Details
Education
University of Toronto, JD, 2007
McMaster University, BSc. (Honours), Biochemistry, 2003
Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Food & Drug and Patent Litigation Committees
Canadian Bar Association
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Vice-chair of Litigation Committee
IPIC representative on the Federal Court's IP Users Committee
Licensing Executives Society
The Advocates' Society
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Canada, Intellectual Property: Litigation (Up and Coming)
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Intellectual Property; Litigation - IP; Life Sciences & Health
The Best Lawyers in Canada, Intellectual Property Law; Biotechnology & Life Sciences Practice
Lexology Index: Healthcare & Life Sciences - Patent Litigation, Recommended 2025
Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2025 Litigation
Who's Who Legal Canada, Patents, Trademarks and Life Sciences
Benchmark Litigation Canada, Future Star
Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, Patent Star and Trade Mark Star - Canada
World Trademark Review 1000, Enforcement and Litigation
IAM Patent 1000, Recommended Individual - Trade Secrets: Silver
LMG Life Sciences Award, Patent Contentious Case of the Year, 2016
Articles & Speeches
Moderator, Patents, Prices and the PMPRB: A Guide to Pharmaceutical Price Regulation, IPIC Webinar, July 18, 2024
Panellist, Patentable Subject Matter: Where Are the Dividing Lines for Methods of Medical Treatment, Computer Implemented Inventions and AI-Developed Inventions?, University of Toronto Patent Colloquium, November 10, 2023
Moderator, Monitoring and Measuring the Success of an IP Strategy, IPIC Webinar, November 28, 2023
Moderator, What Do You Mean I Don't Own My IP?: Addressing Chain of Title and Ownership Issues, IPIC Webinar, September 14, 2022
Panellist, Hot Topics in Patent Law, Canadian Bar Association IP Day, May 2019
Panellist, Expert Evidence - Cutting to the Case, University of Toronto Patent Colloquium, November 2018
Selected Decisions
Gilead Sciences Inc. et al. ats Idenix Pharmaceuticals re: SOVALDI
Eli Lilly Canada Inc. et al. ats Teva Canada Limited re: FORTEO
Pfizer Inc. et al. ats Apotex Inc. re: LIPITOR
Pfizer Inc. et al. ats Apotex Inc. and Teva Canada Inc. re: VIAGRA
Janssen Inc. et al. v. Pharmascience Inc. re: OPSUMIT
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board v IMS Inc., Federal Court
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board v IMS Inc., Ontario Commercial List
McMaster University and Acuity Insights Inc. v. BeMo Academic Consulting Inc.