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Years in the industry
22
Tenure at
current position
2017 - Present
Steven Kennedy
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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manage, and enforce their intellectual property in Canada and abroad.
Committed to his community, Steven provides pro bono IP legal services for several clients and has been a regular fundraiser and participant in community theatre for charity, soliciting sponsorships and appearing in the annual Nightwood Theatre Shows.
Steven is also committed to the future of Cassels, serving as a resource for IP law and providing training at all levels, from incoming clerks to new partners. He is also an active member of the firm’s LGBTQ2S+ affinity group, an LGBTQ2S+ mentor to incoming articling and summer students, and a panelist at Bay Street’s “firm hop” for prospective LGBTQ2S+ law students.
Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property (Trademarks) and ranked in both Enforcement and Prosecution by World Trademark Review’s WTR100, Steven applies an “asset-based” and holistic approach to his clients’ needs. He treats each client’s asset as though it were his own - making him an invaluable business partner.
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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416 869 5977
Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 3C2
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Steven Kennedy is an accomplished custodian of his client’s domestic and international Intellectual Property portfolios, working with rights holders and brand owners to secure,
