About Kevin Sartorio

Patents, registered designs, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets: when a dispute over any of them turns contentious, that's Kevin Sartorio's practice. Sartorio litigates intellectual property as a partner at Gowling WLG in Toronto, and The Best Lawyers in Canada has recognized that work in intellectual property law since 2014.

Sartorio's trial and appeal matters have reached every level of court, and four went as far as the Supreme Court of Canada, the best known being CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, a landmark copyright case where the Law Society was the client. In 2006 the International Trademark Association had Sartorio as counsel when it intervened in Veuve Clicquot, the famous marks appeal. Then in 2019, Sartorio appeared for the Canadian Standards Association as intervener in Keatley Surveying v. Teranet, a ruling on Crown copyright.

Sartorio has also written and presented on Canadian intellectual property, with pieces on the balance in Canadian copyright, famous marks, anti-dilution under the Trade-marks Act and grey marketing. Called to the Ontario bar in 2000, the litigator has been a partner since 2007. Before law school at the University of Victoria, there was science: an honours BSc in molecular biology and biotechnology from McMaster University.

Practice areas

Intellectual Property

IP litigation

Sartorio litigates the full range of contentious IP: patents, designs, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets. That work runs from trial through appeal, up to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Retail, leisure and hotels

The retail, leisure and hotel sector is one of Sartorio's areas of focus.

Education & credentials

  • LLB, University of Victoria Law School
  • BSc (Hons.), Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, McMaster University
  • Called to the Ontario bar (2000)

Notable cases

  • Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43

    Sartorio was counsel, with John E. Callaghan, for the intervener the Canadian Standards Association in this appeal on the interpretation of section 12 of the Copyright Act. The Court dismissed the appeal.

  • Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin v. Boutiques Cliquot Ltée, 2006 SCC 23

    Sartorio was counsel, with Scott Jolliffe, for the intervener International Trademark Association in this trademark appeal on likelihood of confusion. The Court dismissed the appeal.

Decisions where Kevin Sartorio appeared as counsel, from public court records. Past cases don't predict future results.

Awards & recognition

Publications & speaking

  • The Rebirth of Section 22 of Canada's Trade-Marks Act as an Anti-Dilution Remedy, 96 Trademark Rep. 1020 (2006)
  • The Dawn of a New Era of Balance in Canadian Copyright Law, Canadian Intellectual Property Reports (2005)
  • Broadened Rights for Famous Marks in Canada: A Review of the Supreme Court of Canada's Decisions in Veuve Clicquot and Mattel, Toronto Chapter of the Licensing Executive Society (2006)
  • Copyright Law as a Weapon Against Grey Marketing, 2008 Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (2008)

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