TRADEMARKS
LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
TRIALS
BMW v Nissan (2007), 57 C.P.R. (4th) 81
A&W v McDonalds (2005), 40 C.P.R. (4th) 126
Kirkbi AG v Ritvik Holdings Inc (2002) 20 C.P.R. (4th) 224
Molson Canada v Oland Breweries (2001) 11 C.P.R. (4th) 199
Big Sisters Association v Big Brothers of Canada (1997), 75 C.P.R. (3d) 177
White Industries v Beam Canada (1991), 39 C.P.R. (3d) 94
Asbjorn Hogard v Gibbs Nortac (1986), 9 C.P.R. (2d) 341
Orkin v Pestco Company Exterminating (1984), 80 C.P.R. (2d) 153
APPEARANCES IN THE
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
Kirkbi AG (Lego) v Ritvik Holdings Inc (Mega Bloks) [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302
This is the leading case on the constitutionality of Section 7(b) in the Trademarks Act and the law of functionality of trademarks
EXPERT EVIDENCE
International Private Arbitration
Delivered an expert report to Dentons LLP on Canadian trademark law and practice and gave testimony at the arbitration hearing held in February 2019 in Frankfort, Germany
Trademark Lectures and Editorial Appointments
Contributing Editor and Member of Advisory Board, Practical Law Canada, Thomson Reuters
(2015-2019)Lecturer in LL.M. program for Osgoode Hall Law School of York University (Intellectual Property Remedies), tri-annually
(1998-2016)Editor-in-Chief, Intellectual Property Journal, Federated Press
(2004-2012)Contributing Editor, Intellectual Property Journal, Federated Press
(1996-2003)Contributing Editor, Editorial Board of Canadian Commercial Law Guide, CCH Canadian
(1995-2000)
TRADEMARK PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Dimock, Ronald E., (Editor in Chief) Intellectual Property – Disputes, Resolutions and Remedies, Carswell, Thomson Reuters (5 Volume – loose leaf – updated quarterly), including chapters on Trademarks, Damages, Profits, and Injunctions (2002 to present)
“Trademark Act amendments”, Federal Court / National Judicial Institute, Kingston, September 18, 2019 (panellist)
“Best Practices”, Anti-Counterfeiting Convention in Toronto on September 12, 2019 (moderator)
“Future Developments” - Trade, Intellectual Property and Recovering Economies: A search for best Practices, The Federal Circuit Bar Association, Washington, April 29, 2019 (panellist)
“Globalization” - Federal Circuit Bar Association Global Series Ottawa, October 10-12, 2018 (speaker)
Dealing with Non-Represented Litigants Anti-Counterfeiting Convention in Toronto on October 3, 2018 (moderator)
‘IP rights in a wine bottle’ at the 2018 AIDV International Conference NAPA California October 1 to 3, 2018 (speaker)
“Mistakes Made at Trial” Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, March 1, 2018 (panellist)
“When Disasters Happen in Court” CBA IP Day, Ottawa, June 10, 2017 (panellist)
“19th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, January 22, 2015 (guest speaker)
“Arbitration of IP - not an unsettling matter”, IPIC webinar, Toronto – September 11, 2014 (panellist)
“Working with Expert Witnesses” - Advocates Society – May 28, 2014 (panellist)
“IP Trial Lessons Learned” – Toronto Intellectual Property Group – Toronto, Ontario – February 19, 2014 (speaker)
"The Views from the Court", Trade, Intellectual Property and Recovering Economies: A search for best practices, The Federal Circuit Bar Association, Toronto, September 2013 (moderator of judicial panel)
“17th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, January 10, 2013 (guest speaker)
“16th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, January 12, 2012 (guest speaker)
“Dialogue with the Bench and Bar: Tools and Tactics to Improve Your Advocacy Skills, OBA, Toronto, October 4, 2011 (speaker)
“The Art of Settling a Dispute”, Canadian Legal Conference and Expo, CBA, Halifax, August 14-16, 2011 (speaker)
“15th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, January 13, 2011 (guest speaker)
“14th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, January 14, 2010 (guest speaker)
Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes, LES Luncheon, Toronto, November 26, 2009 (speaker)
“13th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, January 15, 2009 (guest speaker)
“Winning with Experts: Issues, Trends and Tactics”, The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, December 11, 2008 (speaker)
“Advocacy Before the Federal Court in Intellectual Property Matters – Expert Witnesses”, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, May 8, 2008 (speaker)
“12th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, January 17, 2008 (panelist)
“Enforcing and Defending Intellectual Property Rights”, Canadian Institute, Toronto, November 27, 2006 (co-speaker)
“Official Marks: An Update”, IPIC Annual Meeting, St. Andrews, N.B., September 28, 2006 (speaker/panelist)
“Managing Intellectual Property Disputes & Litigation”, The New Intellectual Property Economy, Toronto, June 16, 2006 (panelist)
“Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal Education Seminar: Intellectual Property”, - National Judicial Institute - Ottawa, Ontario, April 22, 2005 (Lecturer)
“Hot Topics in IP”, IP Source, Ottawa – October 26, 2005, Toronto – October 28, 2005 (speaker)
“What Business Executives Must Know about IP Litigation”, LES Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, October 18, 2005 (speaker/panelist)
“IP Law Before the Supreme Court of Canada”, IPIC Annual Meeting, Mont. Tremblant, Quebec, October 14, 2005 (speaker/panelist)
“IPOD – Apple/Microsoft”, Interview on ROB TV, Toronto, Ontario, August 25, 2005 (interviewed)
“9th Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario, January 13, 2005 (panelist)
“Protecting IP Rights”, Negotiating and Drafting IP Licensing Agreements, Federated Press, Toronto, Ontario, June 7-9, 2004 (speaker)
“Eighth Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario, January 15, 2004 (panelist)
“Intellectual Property – Damages and Profits”, The Fifth Annual Investigative and Forensic Accounting, CICA, Toronto, October 27-28, 2003 (co-participant)
“The Intellectual Property Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium – Skills Development- Mediation”, CLE Conference, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, October 9, 2003 (panelist)
“Lego v. Mega Bloks or Do functional trade-marks have a “lego” to stand on?”, IPIC Annual Meeting, Halifax, September 18-20, 2003 (speaker)
“Advocacy in the Federal Court of Appeal”, Canadian Bar Association, National Section on Intellectual Property, Ottawa, Ontario, May 15, 2003 (speaker)
“Seventh Annual Intellectual Property Law, The Year in Review”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario, January 16, 2003 (panelist)
“Intellectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and Remedies”, Insight Information and Carswell, Toronto, November 4 and 5, 2002 (chair)
“What’s the Score? Top 20 Things You Should Know About IP Remedies”, The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, March 26, 2002 (organizer, chair and participant)
“Accounting Expert Witness Testimony or Quantified by the Qualified”, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Alliance for Excellence in Investigative and Forensic Accounting, 2001 Conference, Toronto, October 11-12, 2001
“IP Due Diligence”, Law Society of Upper Canada, New Directions in Mergers and Acquisitions, Toronto, September 20, 2001
“Dealing with Expert Evidence”, The Advocates’ Society 2001 Courthouse Series, March 24, 2001 (participant, organizer and co-chair)
“Civility in Practice”, The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, October 31, 2000 (panelist)
Remedies for Intellectual Property Infringement “How do you spell relief?”, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Mid-winter Meeting, Ottawa, March 20, 2000
“The Top Ten Cases in the 1990’s”, Toronto IP Informals Group, March 1, 2000
“Coping with the Unexpected”, The Advocates’ Society 2000 Courthouse Series, February 17, 2000 (participant, organizer and co-chair)
“Enforcement – IP Licensing Agreements”, Canadian Institute, Toronto, November 4, 1999
“Intellectual Property Year in Review - 1998”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario, January 24 and 30, 1999 (chair)
“Preventing Disclosure in Commercial Litigation Through the Claim of Privilege or the “Unopen and Shut” Case of Privilege”, Federated Press, October 27, 1998
“The Comic Side of IP Trials” - Luncheon Speaker, Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada Annual Meeting, St. John’s, Newfoundland, October 1998
“Privilege in Commercial Law Litigation”, Toronto Federated Press, September 1998
“The New Rules of the Federal Court”, P.T.I.C. Semi Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, March 25, 1998 (panelist)
“Intellectual Property Year in Review - 1997”, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario, January 23, 1998 (chair)
“Privilege in Intellectual Property”, Patent Informals Group, Toronto, Ontario, January 15, 1998
“Privilege in Intellectual Property”, Patent & Trade-mark Institute of Canada, Victoria, British Columbia, Annual Meeting, October 31, 1996
“Patent and Trade-mark Litigation”, Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, October 5 and 6, 1995
“Intellectual Property Litigation - Before and After NAFTA”, Patent and Trade-Mark Institute of Canada - New York Intellectual Property Lawyers Association Joint Meeting, Lake George, New York, October 8, 1994
“Intellectual Property Licensing - Remedies & Disputes” or “Breaking Up is Hard To Do”, Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, May 31, 1994
“Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in Canada”, LES Ottawa, Ontario, April 26, 1994
“Intellectual Property Law Opinions”, Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, March 2, 1994
"Expunging Trade-mark Registrations", Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario, October 4th, 1993
"Enforcing Trade-mark Rights", Law Society of Upper Canada CLE, Toronto, Ontario, September 29, 1993
"Intellectual Property Interlocutory Injunctions"; Canadian Bar Association (Ontario), November, 26, 1992
"Trade-mark Opposition Hearings", Insight Canada, Toronto, Ontario, May 22, 1992
"A Decade of Development in Canadian Intellectual Property Litigation", Licensing Executive Society, Monterey, California, April 24, 1992
"The Effect of NAFTA in Intellectual Property", American Bar Association, New York, New York, April 10, 1992
"Comparative Advertising", Marketing and the Law Conference, Toronto, Ontario, April 2, 1992
"Damages/Profits in Intellectual Property Litigation", Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, Ontario, March 5, 1992
"Intellectual Property Litigation in Canada", American Intellectual Property Law Association, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1991
"New Federal Court Rules Seminar", Canadian Bar Association, November 1990 (panelist)
“New Procedures Concerning Production of Documents and Examination for Discovery", The Law Society of Upper Canada, Dept. of Education, Federal Court Practice, November 25, 1988
Ron Dimock is a Trademark Luminary and lauded as a trademark “guru” by those in the industry.
- World Trademark Review 1000 (2022)