Laura MacDonald

Background

About Laura MacDonald

Laura is a creative and strategic intellectual property litigator with extensive trial experience. Laura litigates all types of intellectual property disputes, with a focus on pharmaceutical and complex patent litigation. She regularly represents pharmaceutical companies in patent litigation under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations and advises on matters relating to drug price regulation by Canada's Patented Medicines Pricing Review Board (PMPRB). Laura has also represented clients in the chemical, oil and gas, telecommunications, mortgage investment, and health and wellness industries in all types of intellectual property disputes before the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal. Laura earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) cum laude with a specialization in Law and Technology from the University of Ottawa. While in law school, Laura assisted counsel for intellectual property stakeholders in two interventions in the Supreme Court of Canada relating to key issues in patent and copyright law. Laura also achieved an undefeated record in competitive moot court on intellectual property issues. With her team, Laura won the 2015 Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot and the 2016 Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot, and received awards for her advocacy skills at the national and international level. She currently coaches the intellectual property moot teams of a distinguished Canadian law school.