Madelaine Saginur

Madelaine Saginur’s practice focuses on matters relating to the filing and prosecution of trademarks, including trademark clearance opinions, settlement agreements, opposition proceedings, expungement proceedings, analyzing search results and providing registrability opinions. Madelaine attends to the prosecution of Canadian and foreign trademark applications and manages complex international portfolios. She also deals with copyright prosecution and enforcement as well as domain name dispute resolution.

Prior to joining MBM, Madelaine worked for three years at the Centre de recherche en droit public of the Université de Montréal, where she researched the socio-ethical and legal issues of human genetics research. She authored a number of articles in this area, and has a book chapter in press. While completing her law degree, Madelaine participated in the Jessup International Law Moot Court competition. She practices in both French and English.

Education

• B.Sc. (Human Biology) University of Toronto
• B.C.L./LL.B. McGill University

Professional Involvement

• Law Society of Upper Canada