Andrea Pitts
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2014
- Languages
- English
Intellectual PropertyIntellectual PropertyAbout Andrea Pitts
Andrea Pitts helps businesses secure, protect and enforce their intellectual property, with a practice centred on trademarks and copyright. As a partner and trademark agent in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office, Andrea works with national and global organizations in fields as varied as health sciences, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and technology, and supports clients whatever stage of development they've reached.
Law wasn't Andrea's first career. Andrea worked as a scientific researcher studying neurodegenerative diseases, Huntington's and Alzheimer's among them, and holds both an honours bachelor's and a master's degree in science from the University of Western Ontario. A JD from the University of Ottawa came next, and Andrea was called to the Ontario bar in 2014.
Andrea became a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais in January 2022 and joined Gowling WLG in May 2024 as a partner in its Trademark, Brands & Design Group in Ottawa. By that point Andrea had spent over ten years helping clients grow their IP assets, guard them and earn revenue from them.
Practice areas
Trademark clearance and portfolios
Andrea gives opinions on whether a new trademark is available to use and register, and manages complex trademark portfolios, including international ones, for clients across a range of sectors.
Oppositions and cancellations
Andrea represents clients in opposition and cancellation proceedings at the Trademarks Opposition Board of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
Contentious copyright
Andrea advises on strategy in disputed copyright matters and has represented clients in Federal Court cases about copyright infringement and related issues.
Education & credentials
- JD, University of Ottawa (2013)
- MSc, University of Western Ontario (2010)
- HBSc, University of Western Ontario (2007)
- Called to the Ontario bar (2014)
- Trademark agent
Awards & recognition
- The Best Lawyers in Canada, Intellectual Property Law, Best Lawyers (2027)
Memberships & affiliations
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada: Andrea Pitts is a member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.
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