Ashlee Froese is a lawyer in our Business Services Law Group. The lawyers in this group help business owners, managers, leaders, partnerships and family held enterprises deal with the expected and the unexpected. Apart from supporting ongoing business needs, we have particular expertise in: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Succession Planning & Implementation; Business Development and Growth; Outsourcing; Acting as interim in-house counsel; Trade Mark and Copyright & brand protection. For more information on the practice group, click here»

Focus of Practice

Ashlee is a lawyer and trade-mark agent at the firm, whose practice encompasses intellectual property, branding, packaging, labelling, marketing and advertising law.

Represents & Advises

• Primarily closely held, owner-operated companies ranging from family owned businesses to substantial multi jurisdictional operations;
• Professional partnerships;
• Sole proprietors;
• Franchisors
• Advertising/ Design agencies

Engagements Include

• Trademark and copyright prosecution, availability and registrability searches, licensing, litigation and brand portfolio management
• Creating strategies for the planning and execution of brand protection strategies
• Assisting clients comply with packaging and labeling regulatory requirements
• Represent clients in domain name disputes
• Managing global brand portfolios

Admissions

• Called to the Bar of Ontario 2007
• Trade-mark Agent 2008

Affiliations

• International Trademarks Association
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Associate member)
• Toronto Intellectual Property Group
• IP Osgoode
• Fashion Group International

Education

• B.A. (Hons) - University of Toronto 2002
• LL.B. - Osgoode Law School Ontario 2006

Professional Activity

• Committee member of the Non-Traditional Marks Committee (Canada) of the International Trademark Association
• Executive Member of the Toronto Intellectual Property Group
• Committee member of the International Trade-mark Law committees of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Committee member of the Domain Names and Trade-marks on the Internet Committee with the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Committee member of the Emerging Issues committee with the International Trade-marks Association Committee member of the Limits on Trademarks Rights sub-committee with the International Trade-marks Association
• A regular guest lecturer at the University of Toronto, Seneca College, Sheridan College, York University and the Registered Graphic Designers Association of Ontario on trademarks, copyright, domain name and branding law
• Co-authored a number of articles and publications on trademark and related laws
• A regular contributing author, lecturer and mentor to Osgood Hall Law School’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Program (IP Osgoode)

Recent Experience

• Coordinate and execute the protection and enforcement of domestic and international trademark portfolios
• Successfully obtained domain names ownership via CDRP proceedings
• Assisted branding agencies in determining viability of new brands for clients
• Assisted clients with commercialization of brands via assignments and licensing

Publications

• Protect Your Brand As The Internet Goes X-Rated»
• Hot Off the Press: Supreme Court of Canada Confirms First to Use Principle for Trade-marks»
• Interbrand Released Its 2010 Report On Best Canadian Brands»
• Finally, Reform Of The Copyright Act…Again»
• Trade-Mark Appeal Before The Supreme Court Of Canada»
• Beat The Cybersquatter As ".Co" Domain Names Open Up»
• Navigating the Packaging and Labeling Regime»
• Is A Re-Brand Of The Canadian Trade-Marks Act Imminent?»
• Facebook: A New Dimension to Cybersquatting»
• Are Trade-marks Recession Proof?»
• 5 Tips To Help Your Company Protect Its Brand»
• The Vancouver Games Brand & Ambush Marketers»
• Are You Exposed To Copyright Liability?»