Shift Law

About Shift Law

Shift Law is a small Toronto law firm that has worked on trademark and copyright matters exclusively since it opened its doors in 2011. Founder John Simpson, a registered trademark agent and a Law Society of Ontario Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law, was called to the Ontario bar in 2004 and holds an LL.B. from Western University's Faculty of Law. The firm's five lawyers and trademark agents handle trademark registration and clearance in Canada, the United States and beyond, trademark and copyright litigation, IP agreements built into commercial contracts, and IP audits, due diligence and strategy work.

The firm's own site reports it has helped more than 2,200 clients, filed more than 3,500 trademark applications and resolved more than 1,200 IP disputes since it opened. Its litigation team says it brings more than twenty years of combined IP litigation experience and has litigated more than 400 IP cases across six judicial forums, from cease and desist letters through trial. Shift Law's office and lawyers are based in Toronto; the firm's site also lists meeting availability in several other Canadian cities for clients elsewhere in the country.