Biography: Trademarks

Cynthia Rowden is a partner at Bereskin & Parr LLP and heads the firm's trademark practice group.

Cynthia is a barrister, solicitor and a registered trademark agent in Canada. She specialises in all areas of trademark and copyright law. Much of her practice relates to managing the trademark portfolios of large Canadian companies, and the Canadian portfolios of international companies. Her practice includes opposition and cancellation proceedings, strategy for enforcement, and Internet-related intellectual property issues.

Cynthia is considered one of the top trademark lawyers in Canada and is also consistently recognised as being a global leader in the IP field by publications such as the Expert Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers - Best of the Best 2011, 2011 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, Expert Guides - Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law 2010, and PLC Which lawyer 2010?.

Cynthia has chaired and served on numerous committees involved in trademark law, Internet and domain name law, and international trademark protection. She is a past president of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and currently chairs IPIC'S trademark legislation committee. Cynthia was previously a member of the board of directors of the International Trademark Association (INTA), is currently co-chair of the association's pro-bono project team, and is active on other INTA committees. She is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association's trademark committee.