Karen Chow is an associate in our National Intellectual Property Group in Vancouver. Her practice spans a broad range of intellectual property matters including patents, trademarks, copyright and industrial designs. She also provides IP and regulatory assistance on corporate and commercial transactions.

Karen has diverse experience in intellectual property law, including preparing and prosecuting patent, trademark, and industrial design applications. She has conducted patentability and  trademark availability searches across a variety of disparate fields. She has specific experience in navigating intellectual property disputes, such as opposition proceedings, section 45 proceedings, and litigation in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Karen trained and practiced at two intellectual property firms in Vancouver. Karen brings unique insight into the Canadian drug regulatory process through her prior experience at Health Canada’s Health Products and Food Branch and Office of Patented Medicines and Liaison.

Karen studied chemistry and sociology at McGill University before obtaining her law degree from the University of Ottawa. Karen is a licensed patent agent and trademark agent in Canada. She is also recognized to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Karen was awarded the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada’s Educational Foundation Award for the highest mark overall in the 2023 Trademark Agent Qualifying Examination.