Lawyer Profile
Yolande Dufresne
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
With an engineering background in systems design, Yolande brings scientific knowledge and intellectual property skills to help clients navigate the regulatory complexities of the life sciences and technology sectors.
In addition to her food and drug regulatory experience, Yolande advises on intellectual property and related transactions, including the acquisition, enforcement and exploitation of patents, trademarks, copyrights and industrial designs. She regularly helps clients manage the risks related to their intellectual property assets and has extensive experience drafting, filing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, as well as advising on the validity, patentability and infringement of intellectual property rights. Yolande is also engaged in dynamic and complex matters involving the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property, including copyrights.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals in its commercial agreement with Kye Pharmaceuticals Inc., granting Kye the exclusive Canadian commercial rights to AGAMREE® (vamorolone), a novel corticosteroid for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Yolande is a member of MedTech Canada (allied), the Food and Drug Law Institute and the Licensing Executives Society.
Yolande has lectured on aspects of IP law and technology transfer for Sunnybrook’s MedVentions Program, the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, and Ontario Genomics’ BioCreate Program.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2011 (ON)