Natalie S. Rizkalla-Kamel
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2006
- Languages
- English
Intellectual PropertyIntellectual PropertyAbout Natalie S. Rizkalla-Kamel
Natalie S. Rizkalla-Kamel helps businesses secure, defend and enforce their trademark rights, in Canada and around the world. A Toronto partner in Gowling WLG's Intellectual Property Group and a registered trademark agent, Rizkalla-Kamel concentrates on managing global trademark portfolios, trademark prosecution, IP enforcement and corporate IP strategy. The client list runs from startups to multinationals, in fields as different as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, retail and cannabis. On deals, the work extends to the IP side of mergers and acquisitions.
Cannabis has been a particular focus ever since recreational use became legal in Canada in 2018. Rizkalla-Kamel helps Canadian cannabis companies plan how to build their brands and has represented them in trademark disputes over those brands, both in court and outside it. That experience has taken the partner onto panels in Montreal and Mexico City, and World Trademark Review sought Rizkalla-Kamel out for an interview on cannabis branding and trends in Canada.
Engineering came before law. Rizkalla-Kamel earned civil engineering degrees at the University of Manitoba and at Queen's University, where the master's was funded by an NSERC scholarship, and worked as a structural engineer before joining the firm. The PEng licence in Ontario is still held today. Called to the Ontario bar in 2006 after a JD at the University of British Columbia, Rizkalla-Kamel later headed the firm's Toronto IP department and sat on its Toronto Management Committee.
Practice areas
Global trademark portfolios
Advice on obtaining, protecting and enforcing trademarks at home and abroad, including prosecution and the strategic management of international portfolios.
Cannabis brands
Brand strategy for Canadian cannabis companies, plus representation in trademark disputes over cannabis brands, in and out of court.
IP in mergers and acquisitions
Counsel on the intellectual property side of M&A deals: due diligence, deal structure, and IP assignment and licensing agreements.
Education & credentials
- JD, University of British Columbia (2005)
- Called to the Bar of Ontario (2006)
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Queen's University (2000)
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (with Distinction), University of Manitoba (1998)
- Professional Engineer (PEng), Ontario
- Trademark Agent
- Osgoode Certificate in Negotiating and Drafting IT Agreements, Osgoode Hall Law School (2025)
Publications & speaking
- Newspaper Trademark Saga Highlights Key Principles for Distinctiveness (with Jasleen Chahal), INTA Bulletin (2019)
- Improved access to justice for trade mark owners in Canada, Financier Worldwide (2012)
- Patent Enforcement (with Ken Clark), Life Sciences Law in Canada (Thomson Carswell) (2006)
- Global Protection of Cannabis Brands: Is it Possible (panelist), International Cannabis Bar Association IP Symposium, Montreal (2023)
- IP & Indigenous Arts & Culture (panelist), Intellectual Property Institute of Canada webinar (2021)
Memberships & affiliations
- International Trademark Association: Rizkalla-Kamel is a member.
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada: Rizkalla-Kamel is a member.
- Canadian Bar Association: Rizkalla-Kamel is a member.
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section: Rizkalla-Kamel belongs to the IP Section.
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