this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2012 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message robic llp type private industry legal firm patent and tm agency founded 1892 headquarters montreal quebec canada area served worldwide products legal services and ip prosecution website www.robic.ca robic is an intellectual property firm in montreal qu bec canada . contents 1 history 2 practice areas 3 notable members of the firm 4 recent case law 5 see also 6 notes and references history edit the firm was founded in 1892 as the patent agency marion & marion by the marion brothers both of whom were engineers . raymond a. robic joined the firm in 1917 . the robic name found its way onto the firm s letterhead in 1932 and under the leadership and vision of the late raymond a. robic author teacher and inventor . in 1970 the law firm of leger robic richard was formed to provide specialized legal services primarily in the field of intellectual property ip and for more than thirty years robic has diversified its practice to include business law and commercial litigation . this fully integrated firm is now known as robic llp . practice areas edit robic consists of a group of multi disciplinary professionals in the field of intellectual property specialising in patents trademarks copyright and industrial designs . this group works with a team of lawyers who develop and deliver the firm s business law services . patents the patent and industrial design practice groups conduct patentability searches as well as drafting filing and prosecution of patent and industrial design applications worldwide . these practice groups specialize in providing validity and infringement opinions and also contribute to the valuation process related to the transfer acquisition and financing of technology and technology driven companies . the firm s patent agents have expertise in the mechanical chemical and electrical arts with specific proficiency in electronics physics telecommunications metallurgy chemistry pharmacology biotechnology and computer technology . trademarks & copyright the trademark and copyright practice groups conduct trademark registrability searches and prosecute applications for the registration of trademarks and copyright worldwide . this practice group represents clients before the trademarks opposition board of the canadian trademarks office the copyright tribunal other administrative bodies and the appellate courts having jurisdiction in these areas . business law & corporate law the business law practice group offers services in the fields of contracts corporate law technology transfers licensing mergers and acquisitions the structuring of consortiums and joint ventures research and development collaboration projects financing transactions advertising entertainment law and competition law . litigation members of the litigation practice group represent clients before all levels of the quebec and federal courts as well as before the supreme court of canada and many other specialized administrative tribunals . the firm s litigators also specialize in litigation relating to technology law and commercial law . notable members of the firm edit robic s practitioners author and update two comprehensive ip works the robic canadian trade marks act annotated and the robic canadian copyright act annotated . jacques a. l ger q.c. was appointed to the superior court of quebec on september 18 2006 and on january 23 2009 he was named to the court of appeal of quebec . members of the firm have held the title of both president of the intellectual property institute of canada and chair of the national intellectual property section of the canadian bar association in addition to being officers of various international associations including aippi asipi les ficpi inta and iba . the firm s attorneys have been invited to lecture at montreal business schools and law faculties as well as at the bar school of the province of quebec mcgill university and before the judges of the federal court of canada and the superior court of quebec . robic partners laurent carri re and fran ois m. grenier were recognized by the 2011 lexpert american lawyer guide to the leading 500 lawyers in canada as two of the best lawyers in canada and more particularly in quebec in the fields of intellectual property and intellectual property litigation . a survey of canadian lawyers identified partners of the firm such as laurent carri re ip litigation and ip fran ois m. grenier ip litigation and ip fran ois painchaud technology transactions hugues g. richard ip litigation and ip and bob h. sotiriadis ip litigation and ip as some of the leading practitioners in canada according to the canadian legal lexpert directory 2011 . the recognition as leading practitioners by lexpert is based upon a comprehensive and independent survey of the canadian legal community . hugues g. richard fran ois m. grenier laurent carri re bob h. sotiriadis fran ois painchaud barry gamache louis pierre gravelle and nicolas sapp were named among the best ip lawyers in quebec by the best lawyers 2012 edition . the international who s who of patent lawyers 2011 edition has recognized fran ois m. grenier among the best lawyers in the field of patents in canada . furthermore hugues g. richard and bob h. sotiriadis were named among the best lawyers in the field of trademarks in canada . the 2011 edition of the plc which lawyer yearbook an international publication ranked robic as recommended in the intellectual property field and recognised in the life sciences field . furthermore fran ois m. grenier and hugues g. richard were each listed as some of the top litigation lawyers in ip . plc which lawyer is a unique guide for in house lawyers that identifies the most recommended firms and lawyers in the world within specific fields of practice . recent case law edit robic leger canadian trademarks act annotated lesters foods ltd. v. lesters delicatessen and hot smoked meat inc. 2008 qccs 2010 eyb 2008 133593 j.e. 2008 1261 2008 carswellque 4205 cour sup rieure du qu bec 2008 1 cerverceria modelo s.a. de c.v. v. marcon 2008 carswellnat 3399 trade marks opposition board 2008 maison cousin 1980 inc. v. cousins submarines inc. 2006 carswellnat 115 2006 cf 2 51 c.p.r. 4th 81 286 f.t.r. 60 eng . f.c. 2 tommy hilfiger licensing inc. v. produits de qualit i.m.d. inc. 2005 cf 10 2005 fc 10 37 c.p.r. 4th 1 267 f.t.r. 259 eng . f.c. 3 soci t des loteries du qu bec c. club lotto international c.l.i. inc. 2001 carswellnat 1592 204 f.t.r. 21 13 c.p.r. 4th 315 f.c.t.d. 4 standard knitting ltd. v. toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha 2000 8 c.p.r. 4th 285 189 f.t.r. 108 federal court of canada trial division 2000 5 i.t. logistics inc. v. jitlogistic inc. 1999 rejb 1999 11857 c.s. aircraft technical publishers v. atp aero training products inc. 1998 carswellnat 2452 1998 160 f.t.r. 62 84 c.p.r. 3d 480 f.c.t.d. montres rolex s.a. v. balshin 1992 carswellnat 155f 1992 1993 1 f.c. 236 45 c.p.r. 3d 174 147 n.r. 297 58 f.t.r. 240 note federal court of appeal renaud cointreau & cie v. cordon bleu international ltd. 1992 carswellnat 708 45 c.p.r. 3d 374 58 f.t.r. 191 f.c.t.d. robic leger canadian copyright act annotated l.s. entertainment group inc. v. formosa video canada ltd. 2005 fc 1347 48 c.p.r. 4th 401 281 f.t.r. 99 eng . 6 interbox promotion corp. c. 9012 4314 qu bec inc. 2003 cf 1254 34 c.p.r. 4th 329 253 f.t.r. 1 7 cit am rique distribution inc. c. c.e.p.a. le baluchon inc. 2002 r.j.q. 1943 rejb 2002 33112 j.e. 2002 1407 galerie d art du petit champlain inc. v. th berge 2002 carswellque 306 supreme court of canada 2002 8 productions avanti cin vid o inc. c. favreau 1999 carswellque 2742 cour d appel du qu bec 1999 magasins greenberg lt e v. import export ren derhy canada inc. 1995 carswellnat 1866 95 f.t.r. 49 61 c.p.r. 3d 133 f.c.t.d. see also edit intellectual property world intellectual property organisation world intellectual property day patent trademark copyright industrial design corporate law technology transfer montreal quebec canada notes and references edit http www.canlii.org en qc qccs doc 2008 2008qccs2010 2008qccs2010.html http www.canlii.org fr ca cfpi doc 2006 2006cf2 2006cf2.html http www.canlii.org fr ca cfpi doc 2005 2005cf10 2005cf10.html http www.canlii.org fr ca cfpi doc 2001 2001canlii22036 2001canlii22036.html http www.canlii.org en ca fct 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