Atty. Monique M. Couture
Monique Couture is one of Canada's leading trademark lawyers. A Gowling WLG partner in Ottawa, she manages a vibrant intellectual property counselling and litigation practice, with an emphasis on trademark enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and prosecution.
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Monique M. Couture is a real estate and ip attorney based in Ottawa, Ontario, practicing at Gowling WLG. Admitted to practice in Ontario, Canada. Educated at Norwich University (MA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Intellectual Property Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Guide to the World’s Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners, Euromoney/MIP (2026). Serands clients in Ottawa, ON and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Monique Couture is one of Canada's leading trademark lawyers
- A Gowling WLG partner in Ottawa, she manages a vibrant intellectual property counselling and litigation practice, with an emphasis on trademark enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and prosecution
- Monique protects her clients' brands across a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, music, entertainment, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceutical, hospitality, fashion and retail services
- Monique is highly regarded for the depth of her knowledge, and the versatility of her practice
- Monique is involved in all aspects of brand protection for private companies and major multinational brand owners, and acts on both contentious and non-contentious matters
- She manages the Canadian trademark portfolios of many of the world's most recognized brands
- Monique is regularly featured in the industry's leading publications, including Who's Who Legal: Trademarks, Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Practitioners, Expert Guides: Women in Business Law, Who's Who Legal: Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and LEXPERT as one of Canada's leading practitioners in this field of law
- She currently a member of INTA's Data Protection Committee, and past Chair of the Canada Subcommittee of INTA's Anticounterfeiting Committee
- In protecting her clients' brands, Monique appears before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, as well as before the Trademarks Opposition Board and the Registrar of Trademarks
- Monique spent four years in Moscow, Russia, where she established the firm's anti-counterfeiting and litigation practice, and helped to deliver an acclaimed World Bank project in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Monique is fluent in French, English and Russian
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Why local counsel matters in Ontario
Practicing law in Ontario. Legal matters in Ontario are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Ottawa are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ontario state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ontario brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ontario courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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