Catherine Dennis Brooks

Partner, Miller Thomson LLP

Ontario, Canada

About me

I am a partner in the Intellectual Property and the Marketing, Advertising and Consumer Product Regulatory Law Group Groups at Miller Thomson LLP. I provide advice on intellectual property matters, particularly trade-marks, marketing and advertising law, copyright law, and confidential information.

I assist clients in managing their domestic and international trademark portfolios through clearance and prosecution, licensing, opposition and cancellation proceedings and enforcement. I also have considerable experience in transactional work involving intellectual property and commercialization of intellectual property through licensing and distribution agreements.

I advise major marketers of a wide variety of goods and services with regard to their advertising, promotions, contests, packaging and labelling and regulatory issues.

I am an active member of numerous professional organizations relating to intellectual property law, as well as marketing and advertising law. I am Past Chair of the Licensing Committee of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, a member of the Public Resources Committee of the International Trademark Association, and the Marketing Practices and Intellectual Property Committees of the Canadian Bar Association (Competition Law Section).

I have been consistently recognized in the World Trademark Review 1000 World’s Leading Trademark Professionals and the Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law.

31 March, 2025

Proudly Canadian: Navigating regulatory compliance for “Made in Canada” and “Product of Canada” claims

By Jaclyne Reive Catherine Dennis Brooks

In the wake of U.S. tariffs and tariff threats, Canadians are opting to “buy Canadian.” If you are thinking of showing off your products’...