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About Kendra

Kendra's practice focuses on complex intellectual property disputes, mainly patent and copyright litigation. She advises on technology, energy and pharmaceutical patent validity and infringement actions, as well as internet piracy and copyright disputes.

Kendra has represented leading technology, energy and pharmaceutical companies in high-stakes patent infringement and impeachment actions and successfully acted for ISPs in groundbreaking Notice & Notice Regime cases. She has gained extensive trial and appellate litigation experience, appearing as counsel before both the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.

Select Experience

Some of Kendra's recent notable matters include representing:

  • Multinational pharmaceutical companies in PM(NOC) proceedings involving manufacturing, formulation, and use patents

  • Technology and defence companies in patent and copyright actions about cloud computing, IoT devices, drones and other software

  • Energy companies in patent and copyright actions about SAGD and pipeline technology, and software ownership disputes

  • ISPs in precedent-setting decisions about the application of Canada's Notice & Notice Regime and site-blocking orders

Awards & Recognition

Kendra has been recognized in the following publications:

  • The Legal 500 Canada – 2024–2026 (Leading Associate – Intellectual Property)

  • The Legal 500 Canada – 2023–2024 (Rising Star – Intellectual Property)

Professional Activities

Kendra is a member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, The Advocates' Society and the Canadian Bar Association (including its Patent Committee).

She also volunteers with the Pro Bono Ontario Free Legal Advice Hotline.

Publications
  • Co-author : Canada
    Artificial Intelligence: Law Over Borders Comparative Guide, 2024.
  • Co-author : Patent Litigation in the Energy Sector: Insights and Strategies from the Last Decade
    Alberta Law Review, Vol. 62, No. 2, 2024.
Education

Called to the Ontario Bar – 2019
BCL/LLB, McGill University – 2017
BSc (Neuroscience – Neurophysiology/Neural Computation, Minor in Biotechnology), McGill University – 2014




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