Yuri Chumak

Before cofounding his own firm, Yuri gained experience at two leading boutique IP law firms in Toronto, as well as the IP groups of two major full-service law firms on Bay Street.

Yuri is involved in all aspects of the clearance, prosecution, and enforcement of intellectual property rights including patent, design, trademark and copyrights.

Yuri has extensive experience in complex trial and appellate advocacy, intellectual property applications and agreements, technology licensing, and privacy matters.

Yuri is also engaged in domain name, advertising and marketing, and trade secret matters.

IP Prosecution & Strategy

Yuri prepares and prosecutes intellectual property applications relating to many technical fields.

He conducts IP due diligence in support of technology transactions.

He has advised clients including a national retailer with respect to product launch matters.

He also prepares agreements and freedom-to operate, infringement, and validity opinions with respect to intellectual property matters.

IP Litigation

Yuri has acted as trial and appellate counsel during a significant patent infringement and validity trial and appeal involving an innovative medical device.

He has also served as counsel for several patentees asserting infringement of patents covering software, control systems, medicines, construction materials, and consumer products, among others.

He has been counsel (and lead counsel) asserting or defending trademark infringement, cybersquatting and software licensing claims.

Recent Representative Matters

Advised Schedule 1 bank with respect to launch of financial technology consumer app, including clearing and filing for design patents, and dealing with supplier agreements and ownership issues.

Advised Canadian-based telecommunications company on patent strategy.

Advised and represented a major European consumer brand, its North American licensee, and Canadian distributor on enforcement of trademark and trade dress rights in Canada against several suppliers of counterfeit goods, as part of a multidisciplinary team of litigation and IP Counsel.

Advised European fashion brand on acquiring and enforcing trademark, design, and copyrights in Canada against imitators and producers of goods.

* Practising under Yuri Chumak Professional Corporation.