Christopher M. Aide
Biography
Christopher Aide has more than 30 years' experience advising on global trademark and design portfolio management, global brand protection, intellectual property enforcement, licensing and anti-counterfeiting matters.
Christopher has co-authored and published the second volume of Markenvertragsrecht (Trademark Contracts Law), as well as numerous articles on various IP topics. He is also a speaker at a wide range of client and academic conferences and presentations. A partner in the Firm's Toronto office, he has also worked for a number of years in Baker McKenzie's Frankfurt practice. He is admitted to practice in Ontario (Canada), as well as in England and Wales.
Christopher is recognized by Chambers Canada and Legal 500 Canada for Intellectual Property Law. He's also ranked in The World Trademark Review - Trademark Prosecution and Strategy guide which describes him as, "truly outstanding" and "the prototypical Baker partner - international, business-minded and exceptionally talented."
Practice Focus
Christopher has worked extensively on matters relating to global trademark and design portfolio management and global brand protection. He also advises on worldwide corporate branding availability, Canadian and European Union trademark prosecutions and oppositions, domain name and Internet disputes, as well as licensing. Christopher regularly works with clients engaged in the consumer products, agricultural goods and IT industries.
Representative Legal Matters
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Coordination of global and/or Canadian trademark portfolios for various clients, including a US-based global market leader in the computer industry, a Canadian currency exchange business, a French-Canadian multinational off-road tire and track business, a Canadian multinational engineering standards and testing business, an Anglo-Dutch consumer brands multinational, a French multinational food and beverage business, as well as several New Zealand-based multinational agricultural companies.
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Supervising global trademark and domain name enforcement programs against infringers of IP rights for various clients, including a Canadian currency exchange business, a French-Canadian multinational off-road tire and track business, as well as several New Zealand-based multinational agricultural companies.
Professional Honors
- Ranked, nationwide in Canada for Intellectual Property Law (Band 3), Chambers Global 2019 - 2021
- Ranked, Intellectual Property Law (Band 3), Chambers Canada 2019 - 2021
- Ranked, Intellectual Property Law, Best Lawyers in Canada 2019 - 2021
- Ranked, Individuals: prosecution and strategy (silver band), World Trademark Review 2020 - 2021
- Recommended, Trademark Law, Who's Who Legal: Canada 2019 - 2020
- Ranked, Patent Law, IAM Patent 1000 2020
- Ranked, Intellectual Property Law, Legal 500 Canada 2019 - 2020
Professional Associations and Memberships
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Law Society of Ontario
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2002)
- Ontario~Canada (1992)
Education
- University of Toronto (LL.B.) (1990)
- University of Toronto (B.A., Honours) (1985)
Languages
- English
- German
Previous Offices
- Frankfurt