We are a dedicated team that works together to ensure each and every one of our clients receives the services they need and more at OLLIP P.C. Whether the IP holder or alleged infringer, we work to understand your business goals and needs, to resolve the dispute or litigation quickly and effectively.
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Bayo Odutola has over 25 years of experience practicing intellectual property (IP) law. He handles all aspects of IP litigation (opposition, cancellation/expungement proceedings and domain name disputes), prosecution, acquisition, clearance and advice with a particular emphasis on trademarks, copyright, licensing and technology-related issues. He practices and has appeared before the Canadian Trademarks Office, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.
Bayo kick-started his legal career at a major global law firm, where he worked on complex litigation matters. Building on these experiences, he launched his own litigation practice, combining his BigLaw exposure with personalized client service. Providing assistance to clients both large and small, he has represented clients from Juno and Academy Award winners to chemical companies, chocolate manufacturers and pizzerias.
Bayo has also negotiated numerous licensing and settlement agreements, ensuring multiple parties can use their IP rights effectively and productively, as well as concluding various trademark and copyright lawsuits well before reaching discovery (or more expensive stages of litigation). Bayo has worked with clients located in Ottawa, Toronto/the GTA, and across the country. He has also served as Canadian counsel to foreign companies seeking to enforce or defend their IP rights in Canada.
He is certified as a specialist in IP (Trademark/Copyright) Law by the Law Society of Ontario and has served on LSO’s Committee for the Certification of Specialists in Intellectual Property Law.
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Karen Hansen was a registered trademark agent for 40 years until February 28, 2023. She is now a consultant.
Over the course of her career, she represented a wide range of clients from individually owned start-up companies to large multi-national corporations. Karen had extensive experience in all proceedings before the Canadian Trademarks Office, including applications to register trademarks, opposition proceedings, Section 45 expungement proceedings, and ownership changes. She also advised trademark owners on protecting their trademarks in foreign countries and arranged for registration of marks outside Canada.
In 2019, significant changes were made to Canada’s Trademarks Act, where Karen was invited to speak at Thomson Reuters’ “Fireside Chat” Series, featuring the experts behind its publications. The full chat on how the amended Trademarks Act revolutionized Canada’s IP laws can be found here.
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Julie is an associate lawyer at OLLIP P.C., with a varied civil, commercial and intellectual property litigation practice (with an emphasis on judicial reviews and appeals), as well as contentious matters before the Trademarks Office/Trademarks Opposition Board. Julie also practices in preliminary dispute resolution when issues arise at the intersection of intellectual property and professional responsibility/negligence. She has extensive experience drafting opinions on a variety of substantive issues for submission with various professional regulatory bodies, tribunals and Courts.
Prior to completing her articles with the Firm, Julie received her Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Manitoba. Julie also serves as the Firm’s Recruitment Chair for OLLIP P.C.’s summer and articling student programs.
While in law school, she served as Research Assistant for UNB Law’s 1L Legal Advocacy Moot Program, and volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and UNB Student Union’s Legal Information Centre. Committed to gaining further exposure to legal advocacy, she volunteered with the Canadian Qualifying Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Competition and Regional Qualifying Rounds of the Sopinka Cup Trial Advocacy Moot.
Julie regularly assists with cross-examinations in matters before the Trademarks Opposition Board and the Federal Court of Canada. She also regularly acts as co-counsel on applications for judicial review, cases of IP infringement, as well as appellate matters before the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.
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Behind each of our professionals stands an exemplary team of support and administration staff. Our support staff assist our professionals in all aspects of IP portfolio and litigation management, but also provide our clients with efficient, accessible, and personalized attention, to ensure their IP and businesses receive the protection they deserve. Our team of support staff include:
