About Esther Kim

Esther Kim helps clients protect their brands, with a practice built on trademarks. The work covers prosecution, which is getting a mark onto the register, and enforcement once it's there. Esther became a Canadian Trademark Agent in 2025.

Esther was called to the Ontario bar in 2022 and is an associate in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, part of the firm's Intellectual Property Group. That same year took Esther inside a large Canadian financial institution on secondment, helping with business and technology questions as well as IP files.

Science came before law. Esther graduated summa cum laude from McMaster University in 2018 with an honours BSc in Life Sciences, then earned a JD at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2021, concentrating on intellectual property along the way. Esther speaks Korean as well as English.

Practice areas

Trademark prosecution and enforcement

Esther handles trademark files from the clearance stage through portfolio management, and acts on opposition matters as well.

Education & credentials

  • JD, Osgoode Hall Law School (2021)
  • BSc (Honours) in Life Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, McMaster University (2018)
  • Called to the bar of Ontario (2022)
  • Canadian Trademark Agent (2025)

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