Richard Uditsky

Lawyer, Partner

Expertise

Business Law

Language

English, French

Office

Montréal

 

Richard Uditsky is a partner in our Business Law Group. His practice focuses on trademark, industrial design, and copyright registration and litigation, as well as oppositions before the Trademarks Opposition Board. He appears regularly before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Superior Court.

Richard is routinely involved in drafting and reviewing copyright, trademark, and patent license and distribution agreements. Although he is not a patent agent, his extensive experience of over 35 years in the intellectual property field enables him to render patent infringement opinions.


Associations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)


Bulletins

COVID-19 Intellectual Property Update: Delays, Extensions, Overrides, and… Trademark Applications?

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020 — As with many government offices and legal institutions across the country, COVID-19, and the resulting workplace shifts, have had an impact on the processing times and delays for procedures passing through the Canadian Intellectual Property Office [CIPO]. Below we will provide a clear overview of the changes to take note of, as […]

Will your exterior signs be French enough on November 24, 2019?

October 17, 2019

New requirements on commercial signage will soon be mandatory. If your business displays on its exterior signs a trademark in a language other than French, you must ensure that they comply with these new requirements, otherwise sanctions could be applied against you. Click here to read more (PDF).

It has finally arrived! The modifications to the Trade-marks Act come into force on June 17

June 13, 2019

As of next Monday, new rules will apply to the registration of trademarks. In January, Richard Uditsky had issued recommendations as to steps which could be taken in the interval. He now reminds trademark owners of the new reality that they will have to face. Click here to read more (PDF).

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Community Involvement

  • Past president of Agence Ometz
  • Past executive vice-president of Baron de Hirsh–Back River Cemeteries


Education

Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.)

McGill University

1968

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

McGill University

1969


Call to Bar

Quebec

1969