Doug Deeth is a founding member of the firm. He practises exclusively in the areas of intellectual property and technology law, concentrating on litigation and licensing matters.

E-mail: ddeeth@dww.com
Telephone: 416-941-9442

Practice Areas

Doug has been recognized in several international reviews as one of Canada’s leading intellectual property lawyers. His practice combines his extensive litigation experience with an expertise in drafting and negotiating license and product development agreements. He regularly advises and counsels clients on the clearance, protection and enforcement of all forms of technology and intellectual property rights, and has particular expertise in chemical and pharmaceutical products and processes.

Doug has more than twenty years of litigation experience, ranging from the most complex and sophisticated intellectual property litigation to judicial review proceedings and interlocutory injunction applications. He appears regularly before the Federal Court of Canada and the courts of the Province of Ontario.

Organizations

Doug is a former President of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association and is the Past President of Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle Canada. He is an active member of several other Canadian, American and international organizations including the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Seminars and Publications

Doug has taught, written and spoken extensively on intellectual property law. He has lectured at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall law schools and the McGill courses on Patent and Copyright Law. He is the author of papers on a variety of litigation and intellectual property subjects.

Credentials

Doug graduated with a B.A.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and received an LL.B. from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.

He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1976. Doug is a registered patent and trade-mark agent and Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.