Scott Foster is a Canadian and English lawyer and a Canadian trademark agent.
Scott was recently named “Lawyer of the Year for Intellectual Property Law in Vancouver” by Best Lawyers in Canada.
Scott’s practice focuses on contentious IP in the fields of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright, industrial designs, and domain name disputes. He has appeared before the British Columbia Supreme Court, British Columbia Court of Appeal, Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, and before the Trademarks Opposition Board and Patent Appeal Board.
A particular focus of Scott’s practice in Canada is interlocutory relief, including search and seizure orders and freezing injunctions. Scott has also represented clients on cross-border disputes, including multi-jurisdictional enforcement programs, applications in respect of Letters of Request/Letters Rogatory, and challenges to jurisdiction.
Focus Areas
Education
- B.Sc. Biology and Biochemistry, University of Southampton (1998)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, College of Law (2001)
- Legal Practice Course, College of Law, Guildford (2002)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, University of Bristol (2006)
Admissions
- England and Wales (2004)
- British Columbia (2009)
Recognition
- Benchmark Litigation Canada, 2024
- Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2015 and 2016
- Best Lawyers in Canada, Lawyer of the Year for Intellectual Property Law in Vancouver 2022-2024
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2018-2025
- Canadian Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation, 2024
- Canadian Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences, 2022, 2024
- IAM Patent 1000, 2022-2024Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal): IP – Patents, 2016-2017, 2024; IP – Life Sciences, 2023-2024; Canada – Patents, 2016-2017, 2023-2024
- Legal 500, 2019 and 2020
- Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal): IP – Patents, 2016-2017, 2024; IP – Life Sciences, 2023-2024; Canada – Patents, 2016-2017, 2023-2024
- Managing IP – IP Stars (Patents), 2024
- The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2018-2025
- Who’s Who Legal (WWL): IP – Patents, 2016-2017, 2024; IP – Life Sciences, 2023-2024; Canada – Patents, 2016-2017, 2023-2024
- World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Leaders, 2024
- World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, 2020, 2021, 2023-2025