Biography

Zarya applies her training as a synthetic organic chemist and her seasoned understanding of business to litigating, evaluating, and securing patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights for clients in a variety of innovative and highly-regulated industries. She confidently navigates complex legal and regulatory environments and takes pride in helping companies of all sizes achieve timely and successful product launches.

Clients rely on Zarya's advice throughout the product lifecycle, from opining on freedom to operate through executing creative and cost-effective litigation strategies. Zarya regularly appears before the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal in a variety of IP matters, and has also advocated for her clients before all levels of court in Ontario.

Zarya's practice routinely involves coordinating Canadian litigation in the context of multi-jurisdictional disputes and advising on cross-border aspects of IP strategy. She is well-versed in both US and Canadian regulatory and patent law, particularly as it relates to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. She is licensed to practice law in Ontario and New York.

Zarya is regularly invited to speak on IP and litigation topics and is an active member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. As adjunct faculty at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, she is proud to work with the Structural Genomics Consortium to educate the next generation of creative biotech lawyers and advance the legal frontiers of open science.

When not enjoying the view of the Toronto Islands from her office (or leading the charge to the local pub for trivia night), Zarya can be found hiking the canyons of Utah, exploring the café cultures of South America, or simply getting back to her roots in beautiful British Columbia.

Education

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law

J.D., 2013

University of British Columbia

B.Sc. (Chemistry), 2010

‍Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements:

  • "Remedies for Patent Infringement - Dow v. Nova: Key Issues", IPIC2022, Whistler, BC (Sept. 29, 2022)
  • "Patent Case Law Review - Infringement", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (March 25, 2022)
  • "Patent Case Law Review - Infringement", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (April 13, 2021)
  • "Patent Case Law Review - Infringement", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (April 17, 2020)
  • "Annual Pharma and Life Sciences Update", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Sept. 10, 2019)
  • “Women & the Law – Technology and IP Forum”, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Nov. 14, 2018)
  • “CRISPR and Related Biotechnology Issues”, Technology and IP Group, Univ. of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Mar. 13, 2018)
  • “Litigating IP Issues in Superior Court”, Ontario Bar Association (Nov. 22, 2016)
  • Welcome Day – University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Feb. 19, 2016)
  • LAWS IP Conference, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Dec. 12, 2014)

Publications:

  • “A trust approach for sharing research reagents”, Science Translational Medicine, 9 (2017) (with Aled Edwards et al.)
  • “Motion for further answers on examination for discovery”, in Intellectual Property Litigation – Forms and Precedents, ed. Paul V. Lomic (LexisNexis, 2016) (with N. Lipkus)

‍Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements:

  • "Remedies for Patent Infringement - Dow v. Nova: Key Issues", IPIC2022, Whistler, BC (Sept. 29, 2022)
  • "Patent Case Law Review - Infringement", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (March 25, 2022)
  • "Patent Case Law Review - Infringement", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (April 13, 2021)
  • "Patent Case Law Review - Infringement", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (April 17, 2020)
  • "Annual Pharma and Life Sciences Update", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (Sept. 10, 2019)
  • “Women & the Law – Technology and IP Forum”, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Nov. 14, 2018)
  • “CRISPR and Related Biotechnology Issues”, Technology and IP Group, Univ. of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Mar. 13, 2018)
  • “Litigating IP Issues in Superior Court”, Ontario Bar Association (Nov. 22, 2016)
  • Welcome Day – University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Feb. 19, 2016)
  • LAWS IP Conference, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Dec. 12, 2014)

Publications:

  • “A trust approach for sharing research reagents”, Science Translational Medicine, 9 (2017) (with Aled Edwards et al.)
  • “Motion for further answers on examination for discovery”, in Intellectual Property Litigation – Forms and Precedents, ed. Paul V. Lomic (LexisNexis, 2016) (with N. Lipkus)

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2014

New York, 2016

Professional Associations

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada

Toronto Intellectual Property Group

The Advocates' Society