Gillian Burrell

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About Gillian Burrell

Gillian is a registered Canadian and US Patent Agent and Ontario lawyer. She has practiced exclusively in the field of intellectual property law, providing strategic advice to clients across many industries, including biomedical devices, chemical inventions, diagnostics, consumer products, software, and pharmaceuticals. Gillian's practice encompasses all aspects of patent law, including invention mining, patent prosecution, patentability searches, and the preparation of non-infringement, invalidity, and Freedom to Operate (FTO) opinions. She also advises clients on trademark and copyright disputes, assists in responding to cease-and-desist letters, and develops effective intellectual property enforcement strategies. In addition to her client work, Gillian graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2019. While at Osgoode, she served as a research assistant for a prominent intellectual property professor, interned in the patent litigation department of an international pharmaceutical company, and competed in the International Patent Drafting Competition. Gillian also served as Co-President of the Intellectual Property Society of Osgoode, and advised startups as a Senior Clinic Fellow at the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic.