Bruna D. Kalinoski
Associate
Experience
Bruna’s practice is focused on all contentious aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial design and trade secrets, with an emphasis on complex intellectual property litigation. Prior to joining BD&P, Bruna worked in Canada’s leading intellectual property boutique after starting her career in the IP and Technology groups of a top national law firm in Toronto, where she gained experience litigating a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceutical, telecommunications, mechanical, high technology, and software, from both a technical and economic/damages perspective.
- Trademarks protection and enforcement, passing off, and oppositions
- Patent litigation
- Copyright litigation
- Industrial design litigation
- Misuse of confidential information and trade secret litigation
- Domain name dispute resolution proceedings
- Intellectual property dispute strategies
- Licensing
Professional history:
Bruna served as judicial law clerk to the Hon. Justice Eladio Rocha of the Court of Appeals of the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, for several years before immigrating to Canada. There, she was routinely engaged in deliberations in appeal proceedings involving a broad array of civil and commercial disputes. She obtained her law degree from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and has health science background from attending Dentistry School in the Health Sciences Faculty of the same university before transitioning to Law School.
Community Involvement:
Bruna is a volunteer lawyer for the King's Bench Amicus Program.
Languages:
Bruna is a native Portuguese speaker
Professional involvement
Professional Associations:
- Member, Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), Fellow
- The Advocates' Society
- Executive Committee Member, Canadian Bar Association's Technology and Intellectual Property Section - Alberta Chapter.
- Member, Canadian Technology Law Association
Presentations:
PMNOC Litigation: Everything You Want To Know But Are Afraid To Ask
Ontario Bar Association (OBA), September 20, 2021
Awards
Recent Honours and Recognitions
Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as Ones to Watch in Intellectual Property Law (2027)
Publications
September 3, 2026
Copyright Ownership in the Workplace: What Employers and Employees Need to Know
June 12, 2026
Safe Social Media Act Tabled in the House of Commons
June 10, 2026
AI Governance at Last? Insights into AI for All
June 5, 2026
Scraping, Copyright, and AI Development: New Copyright Claim Against OpenAI
May 12, 2026
The Forgotten Folder: When Over‑Retention Fuels Exposure
July 29, 2025
Forum Shopping Considerations for IP Litigation in Canada
July 3, 2025
Key Differences in IP Litigation between Canada and the United States
May 1, 2025
Applying Existing Legislation to New Technology: Supreme Court of Canada Weighs In
April 17, 2024
The Changing Landscape of Privacy in the Digital Age: Supreme Court Rules Canadians’ IP Addresses Attract a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
February 28, 2024
AI Conversations & Chatbot Accountability Under Scrutiny: The Case of the (Too) Helpful Chatbot
November 22, 2023
More Change Ahead: Amendments Submitted Regarding Canada's Consumer Privacy Protection Act
October 30, 2023
Amendments Submitted Regarding Canada's Proposed Artificial Intelligence Legislation
October 5, 2023
Google's search engine operation extends beyond journalism and is not covered by the privacy legislation exemption
October 4, 2023
Online copyright infringement lawsuit of movie production company fails for being a story without a "who"
February 6, 2023
The Caterpillar that outdid the Puma
December 1, 2022
$644 million patent infringement award upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada
News
September 3, 2026
45 BD&P Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2027, Including Two Lawyer of the Year Recipients
October 25, 2022