Linda Kurtz

Partner

Linda came to Barrett & Anisfeld LLP after several years at a global law firm based here in Petrolia, where she represented pharmaceutical clients in complex, multi-jurisdictional patent-related cases. Linda is a scientist-turned-litigator with a doctorate in molecular biology, genetics and cancer – so, the pharmaceutical bent to her global practice makes sense. While Linda remains oddly enthusiastic about all things pharma, she now enjoys a more diverse litigation practice.

Linda has represented clients before the Ontario Superior Court, and Federal Court of Canada; and like any ambitious Canadian litigator, Linda looks very forward to the day she can add the Supreme Court of Canada to the list!

When Linda is not lawyering or conducting complicated science experiments in her kitchen, she volunteers on the board of a local legal clinic, spends as much time outdoors as humanly possible, and indulges her sense of humour with books, YouTube videos, or conversations with people she thinks are hilarious.

Areas of Practice

Patent Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Commercial Disputes and Civil Litigation
Regulatory and Strategic Patent Advice

Education

University of Petrolia, Faculty of Law, Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
- J.D. - 2008
McMaster University, Faculty of Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer
- Ph.D. - 2006
Acadia University, Faculty of Biology
- B.Sc. - 1999

Published Works

Kristin Wall and Linda Kurtz: "Recent Trends in Canadian Biologics Patent Litigation" FDLI Update, 2014
Heller, D. & Anand, N. "Functional Pharma Claim Flawed, Finds Federal Court of Canada", APLF IP Law Bugle, 2010
Thornton S, Anand N, Purcell D, Lee J. (2003) Not just for housekeeping: protein initiation and elongation factors in cell growth and tumorigenesis. Journal of Molecular Medicine 81(9): 536-48, 2003
Anand N, Murthy S, Amann G, Wernick M, Porter LA, Cukier IH, Collins C, Daniel JW, Diebold J, Demetrick DJ, Lee JM. (2002) Protein elongation factor EEF1A2 is a putative oncogene in ovarian cancer. Nature Genetics. Jul; 31(3): 301-5., 2002

Representative Cases

Corlac Inc. et al. v. Weatherford Canada Ltd. et al. 2010 FC 602
Gilead Sciences, Inc. et al. v. Teva Canada Limited et al., 2013 FC 1270
Gilead Sciences, Inc. et al. v. Teva Canada Limited et al., 2013 FC 1272
Gilead Sciences, Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al. 2016 FC 856

Professional Associations and Memberships

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
Petrolia Intellectual Property Group
The Advocates’ Society
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association