Scott Miller

Scott Miller is a partner with the firm, Chair of the Litigation Department (Ottawa), and Chair of the Firm’s Trademark Practice Group. His practice focuses on litigation matters covering patent, trademark, copyright, industrial design, trade secret, and confidential information litigation. As a senior member of MBM's Notice of Compliance (NOC) Practice Group, Scott's practice has naturally progressed to NOC matters in Canada, including the development of NOC strategies at an early stage of the drug patent process.

Scott has broad trial, injunction, mediation, and ADR experience. He is a regular advocate before the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, as well as the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Scott has also appeared before a number of Superior Courts across the country on a variety of intellectual property matters and has successfully executed several Anton Pillar motions. Scott has successfully enforced trademark and patent rights for several multinational companies in the fields of medical devices, cosmetics, optics, telecommunications and alcoholic beverages. He is a member of MBM’s Board of Directors.

Providing educational seminars to the firm’s clients, Scott is a regular speaker for a variety of professional associations on subjects relating to patents, trademarks, and copyright protection. He also lectures on litigation law at a local college.

Education

• B.A., Economics, McGill University
• LL.B., (Began at University of Alberta, final year at McGill University)

Professional Involvement

• American Bar Association (ABA)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
• County of Carleton Law Association (Member)
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) - Litigation Committee
• International Trademark Association (INTA) - Enforcement Committee (Discovery Practices & Procedures)
• Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario)