Christopher Stewart Wilson

First Year of Call
1999

Areas of Practice

Description
Chris Wilson is an experienced litigator, recognized by Chambers Global, Best Lawyers®, World’s Leading Trademark Professionals and others in the area of intellectual property litigation.  Chris acts as lead counsel in trade-mark, copyright, patent and trade secrets litigation in the Federal and British Columbia trial and appellate courts.  His cases include precedent-setting decisions dealing with topics such as Internet keyword advertising and domain names, the constitutionality of Canada’s official marks regime, contempt for violation of an intellectual property injunction, and one of the largest monetary judgments for breach of confidence in Canadian history.In his practice, Chris manages the intellectual property needs of multinational and local clients across numerous industries, including alcoholic beverages, consumer products, traditional and e-commerce retailers, public authorities and regulatory bodies, financial services, natural resources software and video game developers, and many others.  His practice focuses on enforcement and disputes, including trade-mark actions and appeals from the Trademarks Opposition Board, patent infringement and ownership disputes, copyright and industrial designs, parallel imports (grey marketing), and all manner of issues relating to the Internet.Prior to entering law, Chris worked as a software programmer and software designer.  He also has a particular interest in wine on the trademark side of his practice.  He co-founded and co-hosts the annual Wine & Liquor Law Conference held in Vancouver, now in its ninth year, and is a member of the International Wine Law Association (AIDV).