Christopher C. Van Barr

Partner at Gowling WLG

Christopher Van Barr is recognized as one of Canada’s leading intellectual property litigators. With considerable experience in complex pharmaceutical and high-tech patent litigation, as well as trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation, Chris provides expert legal services. He advises clients on the strategic management of intellectual property, including patent life cycle management. Representing leading national and international clients in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace, software, manufacturing, and information technology sectors, Chris brings expert insight and legal acumen to every case.

His academic contributions include serving as an Adjunct Professor of Patent Law at the University of Ottawa, and he has held the title of Registered Patent Agent since 2000. Christopher’s accolades include recognition in Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars (Canadian IP Litigator of the Year in 2017), IAM Patent 1000, and Expert Guides: Patents. In Ottawa, he received the Best Lawyers 2020 Intellectual Property Law “Lawyer of the Year” award and was acknowledged in 2021 and 2023 in Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences. The 2022 Lexology Client Choice Award for Life Sciences (Canada, Ontario) is among his honors, as well as being named an IAM Global Leader 2023 and included in the Legal 500 Canada 2023 and 2024 Hall of Fame. He also features in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2023 list.

Year Call to Bar: 1996 (ON)

Phone: (613) 786-8675

Fax: (613) 563-9869

Email: [email protected]

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