Victor N. Opara

Practice Areas

Victor is a business and intellectual property lawyer whose practice is focused on intellectual property law and commercial transactions involving technology.

Experience

Victor regularly assists and advises clients in the following areas:

Intellectual Property:

• Registration of trade-marks and copyrights
• Acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property
• Protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
• Development & securing of industry knowhow and trade secrets
• Trademark clearance searches & risk analysis
• Protection of logos, label, design and packaging
• Trademark oppositions & cancellation proceedings

Commercial transactions:

• International agreements for the sale of goods & services
• All aspects of franchise agreements, including master franchises
• E-commerce related matters including online publishing and domain names
• Technology-related agreements, including software licenses.

Professional and Community Activities

Victor is an active member of the following organizations:

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Canadian Bar Association
• Canadian Association of Black Lawyers

Credentials

Victor holds an LL.M. from the University of Toronto Law School (Concentration in Public Law and Health Law) and another LL.M. from New York University School of Law (Concentration in Corporate/Commercial Law and Intellectual Property). Victor was a Shell University Scholar for Academic Excellence 1993-1998, a University of Toronto Graduate Fellow 2001-2002, and a Graduate Editor of the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics 2005-2006. He was a Research Assistant to Professor Kerry Rittich of the University of Toronto Law School; and a Research Assistant to Professor Eleanor Fox (the Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation), New York University School of Law.

Contact Information

E-mail: vopara@heydary.com
Telephone: (416) 642-2800
Fax: (416) 972-9940