Jason Robertson is a Policy Analyst in the Policy & Legislation section of the Trade-marks Branch at CIPO.  Jason started at CIPO in 2001 as a Trademarks Examiner and soon became interested in non-traditional trademarks and reviewing evidence of acquired distinctiveness. After several job moves within the organization, and a stint as an Examiner at the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand in 2010, he worked on the development of the new Trademarks Act and Regulations as a Policy Analyst.

Philip is a partner at Smart & Biggar and chairs the firm’s Trademark Operations Group.  More than 20 years of experience and a high rate of success has earned Philip recognition as one of Canada’s leading trademark lawyers.  Philip manages and provides strategic advice on trademark portfolios for many Canadian and multinational corporations. He has handled the clearance, prosecution and registration of thousands of trademarks and has particular expertise in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademarks Office.  Philip also has a particular interest in nontraditional marks and is a member of the INTA’s Non-Traditional Marks Committee.