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Charlotte McDonald Partner Trademark Agent

Speaks:  English

Year of Call: 2012 - Ontario

Primary phone: +1 416-369-7328

Fax: +1 416-862-7661

Email: charlotte.mcdonald@gowlingwlg.com

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Primary office:  Toronto

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Charlotte McDonald

Charlotte McDonald is a partner and trademark agent in Gowling WLG's Toronto office. She practises intellectual property law, with a focus on intellectual property litigation and trademark prosecution.

Charlotte has extensive experience before the Federal Court. She has been counsel for parties involved in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and Patented Medicine Prices Review Board disputes. She has participated in multiple Federal Court trials and judicial reviews. She manages complex trademark oppositions and expungement proceeding before the Trademark Opposition Board. She is skilled in alternative dispute resolution, frequently settling matters prior to trial and participating in successful court-assisted and independent mediations.

Charlotte provides advice for contentious and non-contentious legal issues, including enforcement of copyright, trademark and patent rights; patent, trademark and copyright licensing and assignments; and trademark registrability and use opinions.

With her wide range of legal experience, Charlotte has managed small to mid-sized trademark portfolios in Canada and internationally in a variety of different industries, including software, education, cosmetics, publishing, environmental conservation, cannabis, food and beverage, and other consumer products.

Charlotte is also an active member of Gowling WLG's IP Litigation Practice Group, Trademark Practice Group and pro bono program. Charlotte is also a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers, Editorial Board of the CIPR, the Litigation Committee of IPIC, the Executive Committee for the Intellectual Property Section of the CBA. She won the Gowling WLG Neil Abbott Mentorship Award in 2022.

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  • 2022

  • 2012

    • Career
       2012
      Gowling WLG, Associate
    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2012
      Year of Call, Ontario

  • 2011

    • Career
       2011
      Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP, Articling Student
    • Education
       2011
      University of Toronto, JD

  • 2008

    • Education
       2008
      University of Ottawa, B.Sc. Honours Biopharmaceutical, with a focus on Genomics

Insights & Resources

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Client work
19 January 2022 Sol Cuisine Ltd. acquired by PlantPlus Foods LLC in $125.4 million transaction
person typing on laptop On-demand webinar
11 November 2021 Lifecycle of a smart idea | Global trademark cancellation strategies CLE/CPD:This program is eligible for up to 1 hour of substantive CPD credits with the LSO, the LSBC and the Barreau du Québec, and may be eligible for up to 1 hour of CPD/CLE credits in other jurisdictions.
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06 November 2020 Lifecycle of a Smart Idea | Defending your trademarks & designs: global enforcement strategies CLE/CPD:1 hour of CPD credits with the LSO and LSBC, and may be eligible for up to 1 hour of CPD/CLE credits in other jurisdictions.

Featured news

27 March 2020 Gowling WLG's Canadian IP team wins big in four categories at MIP Americas Awards 2020
07 January 2020 Gowling WLG partnership grows with addition of 36 new partners in Canada & Russia

Representative Work

A-19-22: Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google Canada Corporation et al.  [representing Google]

Montréal Production Inc. and H-D U.S.A., LLC [representing H-D U.S.A: 2022 TMOB 230, 2022 TMOB 231, 2022 TMOB 232, 2022 TMOB 233, 2022 TMOB 234, 2022 TMOB 235, 2022 TMOB 236, 2022 TMOB 237]

Aventum IP Law LLP v Planet Eclipse Limited [representing Planet Eclipse: 2021 TMOB 90]

Buca, Inc. and King Street Company Inc. [representing King Street Company: 2021 TMOB 61]

T-407-20: H-D U.S.A., LLC and Harley-Davidson Canada LP v Montreal Production Inc [representing H-D U.S.A / Harley-Davidson]

T-906-20:  Galderma Canada Inc. v. Attorney General Of Canada [representing Galderma: 2022 FC 19]

T- T-1288-18: Gemak Trust v. Jempak Corporation, et al [representing Jempak]

T-40-18: Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google Canada Corporation et al. [representing Google: 2021 FC 1435, MIP Impact Case of the Year 2023]

A-385-17: The Attorney General Of Canada v. Galderma Canada Inc. [representing Galderma: 2019 FCA 196, MIP Impact Case of the Year 2020]

T-83-17: Galderma Canada Inc. v. Attorney General Of Canada [representing Galderma: 2017 FC 1023]

T-1066-17: T-Rex Property AB v. Pattison Outdoor Advertising Limited Partnership et al [representing T-Rex] 

T-1151-17: Molson Canada 2005 v Labatt Brewing Company Limited/La Brasserie Labatt [representing Molson]

T-533-16: FGF Brands, Inc. v. TWI Foods Inc. [representing TWI Foods]

T-1848-16: Dean Joseph Evans v. Discovery Communications LLC [representing Discovery Communications: 2018 FC 1153]

T-2085-16: Enigmatus, s.r.o v Playtika Ltd., Caesars Interactive Entertainment LLC, and Playtika (Canada) Inc. [representing Playtika and CIE]

A-479-15: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Limited v. SNF Inc. [representing Ciba: 2017 FCA 225]

T-496-11: Uponor AV v. Heatlink Group Inc. et al. [representing Uponor: 2016 FC 320]

T-1749-11: SNF Inc. v. Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Limited [representing Ciba: 2015 FC 997]

Client work

Client work
19 January 2022 Sol Cuisine Ltd. acquired by PlantPlus Foods LLC in $125.4 million transaction