Overview

Stewart is a Partner in the Halifax office. Stewart brings over 20 years of experience in commercial litigation with a focus on contractual, shareholder, trademark, copyright, and patent litigation, as well as medical defence litigation, and professional regulation.

Stewart’s IP practice includes trademark application and prosecution, trademark opposition practice, trademark infringement opinions and litigation, patentability opinions, patent infringement opinions and litigation, and domain name disputes.

Stewart obtained his Bachelor of Science in physics from St. Francis Xavier University and his Master of Science in physics from the University of Guelph. Stewart worked in radiology imaging software before obtaining his law degree from Dalhousie University in 2003. Stewart practiced IP litigation in Toronto and was in-house IP counsel at Ballard Power Systems in Vancouver, before returning home to join Cox & Palmer in 2010.

Stewart has been recognized nationally as a Lexpert “Rising Star: Leading Lawyers Under 40”.

Stewart also works in the area of health law and medical defence, including acting as counsel to the Canadian Medical Protective Association and its member physicians.

Stewart practices a broad range of commercial litigation, particularly commercial litigation with a scientific or technology component. He has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, and the Federal Court of Appeal. Sample matters are described below:

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Information Technology Law
• Intellectual Property

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2004 (ON); 2006 (BC); 2010 (NS)