SANGEETHA PUNNIYAMOORTHY
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy specializes in Intellectual Property Litigation at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP and has experience in litigating copyright, patent and trademark matters. She provides strategic advice in the procurement and enforcement of global brands in a variety of industries, with a focus on pharmaceuticals. Prior to attaining her law degree, Punniyamoorthy obtained a BSc in molecular biology. She has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada twice and won both times and she has been asked to testify in the Senate Hearings on Copyright Law Reform. She writes for some of Canada’s leading IP publications, serves on the Canada Amicus committee of the International Trademarks Association and is a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Punniyamoorthy is on the Advisory Board of Canadian Tamil Professionals Association and is Director of Girls Inc. of York Region. She is Chair of the Ontario Bar Association IP-IT Section.