PCKIP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, US / Managing Director, US Life Sciences
Andrea advises and represents PCK clients on litigation matters. She carries on her practice, which focuses exclusively on litigation, as a partner at Stockwoods LLP, a leading boutique litigation firm in Toronto.
Andrea has extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution across all areas of law including intellectual property litigation relating to trademarks, patents and copyright. With her broad-based litigation experience, Andrea can advise clients on complex issues at the intersection of intellectual property and other areas of law, including contract, corporate, commercial, defamation, privacy and regulatory/administrative law. She appears regularly before all levels of court in Ontario and the Federal Court, and before various administrative tribunals.
Since 2012, Andrea has been Adjunct Faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School. She is also an instructor for Osgoode Professional Development's LLM program. Prior to joining Stockwoods LLP, Andrea clerked for the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and for the Honourable Justice LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Andrea is a past winner of the Precedent Setter Award for outstanding accomplishment in the first ten years of law practice, and has been recognised as a "Future Star" and "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation.
Job Titles:
- Patent Agent / Senior Shareholder
Gillian joined PCK Intellectual Property in 2019, shortly after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School. 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 was also an active member of Osgoode's Innovation Clinic, where she advised start-ups and conducted patent and trademark searches.
Gregor practiced law in-house with a major Canadian corporation for over 25 years before moving to PCK. He became interested in IP while his company was engaged in high-stakes patent litigation. He is experienced in many areas of the law including mergers and acquisitions, franchise law, competition law, advertising law, commercial litigation, insurance, and contracting.
Job Titles:
- Principal and Founder of LudlowLaw
Gregory Ludlow joined PCK Intellectual Property in 2022 after many years as principal and founder of LudlowLaw. Gregory was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1982 and has practised exclusively in the field of intellectual property law. Since 1996, the Law Society of Ontario has regularly certified Greg as a Specialist in Intellectual Property (Trademark & Copyright) Law.
Greg practices as an advocate in trademark, copyright, design and trade secret litigation, as well as related commercial litigation. He has advocated before the Federal Court of Canada and Superior Court of Justice for Ontario.
He also has extensive experience in both preparing, filing and prosecuting trademark applications as well as mounting and defending trademark oppositions as well as preparing and prosecuting applications for industrial design registrations.
He has counseled clients on effective anti-counterfeiting programs. He also successfully counsels clients in respect of the availability and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Greg has served various clients known around the world, across many economic sectors such as automotive, motorcycle and ATV manufacture, software creators, industrial equipment manufacturers, natural resource enterprises, building construction products manufacturers, renowned mosaic tile makers, insurance organizations, fashion designers, food and beverage producers, flower horticultural grower, wineries, pharmaceutical originators, health, beauty and hair care innovators, major filmmakers, major league sports organizations, renowned sports equipment makers, pioneering conceptual artists, renowned entertainment houses, creators of fanciful characters, and video game developers.
Greg has published numerous papers on a variety of intellectual property topics and has been cited in judicial decisions and academic publications. He has also testified on behalf of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada before the House of Commons Committee of the Parliament of Canada in respect of legislation implementing the World Trade Organization Agreement (WTO) and consequential amendments to the intellectual property statutes of Canada, and in respect of legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and consequential amendments to the intellectual property statutes of Canada.
Job Titles:
- HR / Accounting Assistant
Kathy Wojtalewicz has over 7 years of patent experience including performing prior art searches, analyzing claim coverage, drafting and prosecuting patent applications and drafting other patent related documents. Currently, her primary technical areas include mechanical devices, video surveillance systems, lighting control systems, naval defense systems, software applications and business methods.
Prior to entering the patent field, Kathy gained over 12 years of extensive experience in the automotive industry including vehicle design, development and testing. She held various positions with General Motors Corporation spanning the engineering process from computer simulation to hardware demonstration. Her career included finite element analysis, full vehicle durability testing, fuel storage and delivery including regulatory compliance and chassis subsystem development.
Kathy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Machine Design, from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Her honors include Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. Kathy is registered to practice with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Job Titles:
- Patent Agent / Shareholder
Raul joined PCK in 2023 after working as an intellectual property searcher for a decade at a US based IP search firm. During his tenure, he completed hundreds of patentability, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate search projects across a wide range of technologies. Prior to his career in IP, Raul worked as an engineer in the energy sector in the US and Mexico, and in the aerospace industry in Germany.
Sian is an Articling Student and Patent Agent in training at PCK. She received her Juris Doctor from the Peter A. Allard School of Law in 2024. In law school she gained experience in intellectual property law and contract law while working for a legal clinic providing advice for artists and non-profits. She was also a Research Assistant for an interdisciplinary research team of UBC faculty and industry professionals.
Prior to law school Sian worked as an Engineer at a multi-national engineering consulting company where she gained experience in environmental, chemical, and mechanical engineering.
Job Titles:
- IP Clerk, Founding Member