Lawyer Profile
Andrew M. Shaughnessy
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Andy is known for a creative, business-savvy approach, bringing deep scientific fluency and sophisticated litigation strategy to clients in their complex intellectual property disputes.
Andy’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, representing a wide variety of clients in complex patent and trademark infringement and related litigation. With a focus on life sciences, Andy has decades of experience protecting the IP rights of clients in the industry and has deep knowledge and perspective on pharmaceutical patents.
He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as specialized tribunals such as the Trademarks Opposition Board and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
Andy is very active in the legal community and is a well-known speaker, teacher and author in Canada.
He is a fantastic lawyer. He is a very skilled, analytical litigator but he is also pragmatic when it comes to advising on settlements. He is a valued partner.
Torys acted as counsel to Pfizer Canada in proceedings before the Trademarks Opposition Board and the Federal Court of Canada concerning the three-dimensional appearance of the VIAGRA® tablet
Torys acted as counsel to Pfizer Canada in multiple proceedings before the Federal Court of Canada under PM(NOC) Regulations concerning patents for LYRICA® (pregabalin), used to treat the symptoms of neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia
Canada's largest telecommunications providers in the joint defence of a patent assertion made by Wi-Lan Inc. over LTE technologies and communications relating to 4G LTE technology
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1993 (ON)