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10 February 20232 minute read

World Trademark ‎Review 1000‎ recognizes four Canadian lawyers

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP was recognized as a leader ‎in Canadian trademarks in the 2023 ‎edition of World Trademark ‎Review 1000 (WTR 1000)  - The World's Leading Trademark ‎Professionals. The guide named 49 DLA Piper lawyers globally to its 2023 list of top trademark professionals, with Chris Bennett, Geoff Mowatt, Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy and Bruce Stratton recognized from our Canadian offices.

DLA Piper Canada was also awarded a silver ranking for our range of trademark services and complex, cross-border litigation.

DLA Piper Canada’s ranked lawyers received the following feedback:

“The ideal IP partner, Chris Bennett is approachable, collaborative and highly responsive. He always takes the bigger picture and wider corporate strategy into account, and has a very commercial outlook.”

Geoff Mowatt “digs deep into his customers’ businesses, understanding their goals and how to best achieve them.”

Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy is “exceptionally talented, incredibly personable, and her clients adore her.”

“With over 35 years of experience to his name, [Bruce Stratton] knows all there is to know about intellectual property.” 

WTR 1000 is the only guide dedicated to recognizing the world's leading ‎trademark ‎practitioners in the legal field. This select group of elite individuals are ‎chosen subsequent to interviewing ‎hundreds of lawyers, market commentators and ‎clients, in addition to analyzing detailed firm ‎submissions.‎