Alan Ovadia, Attorney & Trademark Agent

Alan Ovadia, Attorney & Trademark Agent Alan Ovadia is a Business Lawyer & Trademark Agent with a practice that focuses on Contract Law, Int and the Canada Border Services Agency.

Since being admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2008, Alan Ovadia's practice has focused on business law, intellectual property law and the litigation flowing therefrom. Maitre Ovadia business law experience covers everything from maintaining corporate books and records to the negotiation, drafting and revision of a wide range of commercial leases and other business contracts. Maitre Ovadia intellectual

property experience has mostly consisted of trademark and anti-counterfeiting work through which he has had the opportunity to advise both the R.C.M.P. Maitre Ovadia's has had the opportunity to plead before the Court of Quebec, the Quebec Superior Court, the Quebec Court of Appeal and the Federal Court, and has litigation experience including complex injunction dossiers involving Anton Piller and Mareva Orders.

Immediate financial gain is not the point of or any social platform! Here is a practical example of how LinkedIn work...
07/06/2018

Immediate financial gain is not the point of or any social platform! Here is a practical example of how LinkedIn works for me but the same would go for too:

1) A contact I have connected with only through LinkedIn asked if I was an expert in an unusual but particular type of law. I wasn't an expert even if I had handled a couple of similar files in the past, so....

2) I told the contact that I would find them some colleagues who I could refer them to, and then...

3) I called some colleagues to confirm if they qualified themselves as experts in that particular type of law and, once confirmed....

4) I referred my LinkedIn contact and hopefully it works out!

In this example, I had no financial gain and in fact it costs me time, even if it was minimal.

If there was no financial gain, what was my incentive to do this?

It gave me the chance to help two people which makes me feel good but it also created and/or cemented real business relationships with two people.

Basically I planted a seed that will grow and only good things can come from it!

Updates to the Quebec Highway Safety Code are already in effect....This is some of what you need to know about the new d...
07/03/2018

Updates to the Quebec Highway Safety Code are already in effect....This is some of what you need to know about the new distracted driving rules:

1) Restriction: Using a cellular telephone or any other portable device designed to transmit or receive information or to be used for entertainment purposes, or from using a display screen, except in a few cases;

2) New Presumption: You are now presumed to be using a restricted device if you are found to be holding a restricted device;

3) Roadside License Suspension: This is now a thing in Quebec. If in the last 2 years you have been found guilty under the new provisions you could get a 3, 7 or 30 day immediate suspension depending on how many times you have been a repeat offender. Only the 30 day suspension can be temporarily lifted on application;

4) Fines: They now range between $300 and $600;

5) Points: Demerit Points increase from 4 to 5 points for this type of offense;

Disclaimer: The above is not an exhaustive listing and is for general information purposes only. This post does not create an attorney-client relationship and the above is not legal advice and should not be considered or relied upon as legal advice. Always consult your own lawyer regarding anything of a legal nature.

I’ll be taking your legal questions all weekend starting today via DM! No strings or commitments, just answers! If you ...
06/29/2018

I’ll be taking your legal questions all weekend starting today via DM! No strings or commitments, just answers!

If you have a topic you want me to talk about in a future post or a video please leave it in the comments below!

I am very thankful for all your attention and support and I’d like the opportunity to give back, so please don’t be shy!

I’m on the Pursuit of Happiness….What are you doing this Tuesday? I am generally a happy person and I woke up happy this...
06/26/2018

I’m on the Pursuit of Happiness….What are you doing this Tuesday?

I am generally a happy person and I woke up happy this morning but, if you don’t get after it every day, that happiness could one day fade so today is no different than any other day and so I have to grind!

I’m feeling energized this Tuesday morning to get sh**t done and I am thankful that I can and for all the good things I have in my life. For me, part of my happiness is making sure my family is taken care of and that they are free to pursue their happiness!

Music sometimes helps me focus and stay in the zone, so hence the screenshot of what I am listing to this morning. [Here’s a link if you are interested in this track: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=7xzU9Qqdqww ]

What are you doing this Today in the pursuit of your happiness? What are you thankful for?

I hope to see all of those who can make it to tonight's Montreal get together! Christian Knudsen and Benoit Desforges...
06/19/2018

I hope to see all of those who can make it to tonight's Montreal get together! Christian Knudsen and Benoit Desforges will be speaking so it should be a great time!

You'll know know me because i'll be wearing my camera / social media socks, so please don't hesitate to say Hi! I'm, still working on getting some authorized LI socks...let me know if anyone has any leads on that!

Anyways, Happy Tuesday!

I hope to see all of those who can make it to tonight's Montreal get together! Christian Knudsen and Benoit Desforges...
06/19/2018

I hope to see all of those who can make it to tonight's Montreal get together! Christian Knudsen and Benoit Desforges will be speaking so it should be a great time!

You'll know me because i'll be wearing my camera / social media socks, so please don't hesitate to say Hi! I'm, still working on getting some authorized LI socks...let me know if anyone has any leads on that!

Anyways, Happy Tuesday!

Have You Hit A Branding Brick Wall? It happens more than you might think! Let me explain… Have you ever started to devel...
06/06/2018

Have You Hit A Branding Brick Wall? It happens more than you might think! Let me explain…

Have you ever started to develop a brand with a catchy name or an exciting logo only to find out that all your efforts have been wasted since someone else already beat you to the punch and has even registered it as a Trademark? Now imagine finding that out through a cease and desist letter or an infringement lawsuit. Pretty terrible, right?

In order to prevent this kind of horror story from happening to you or your company, consider consulting with your Trademark Lawyer early in the brand development process. Try to do so well before you have finalized names and designs for your product and/or brand. If given a list of names / logos, a good Trademark Lawyer should be able to do some preliminary searches which might w**d out some potential finalists as being non-starters thereby saving your time, aggravation and money!

Moral of this story: Consult your Trademark Lawyer early & often people!

If you have Trademark questions, hit me up via LinkedIn Message or any of the other usual ways.

Disclaimer: The above is not legal advice and should not be considered as or relied upon as legal advice. Always consult your own lawyer regarding anything of a legal nature.

Nice Day + Podcast + Late Lunch + Casual Mondays + Selfies = Happy LawyerThis is a follow up post to my post of earlier ...
05/14/2018

Nice Day + Podcast + Late Lunch + Casual Mondays + Selfies = Happy Lawyer

This is a follow up post to my post of earlier today. FYI I’m listen to Gary Vaynerchuk on my podcast app of choice called Overcast. Who/what are you listening to?

PS I mangled my headphones in the washer and dryer (totally my fault) but they still work!

Happy Monday! I love this time of year and find it particularly motivating! I can't wait to attack the stack of work wa...
05/14/2018

Happy Monday! I love this time of year and find it particularly motivating! I can't wait to attack the stack of work waiting for me at the office and then reward myself by heading outside to enjoy the sunshine at lunch and listening to a business podcast!

I snapped this picture looking down McGill College from Sherbrooke Street in Montreal.

Do you have Legal or Business questions that you need or would like answered? Well today is your lucky day since I’ll be...
05/11/2018

Do you have Legal or Business questions that you need or would like answered? Well today is your lucky day since I’ll be taking your questions all day today! No string, just answers!

Either DM me privately or comment if you want to publicly and I will try to answer each and every question! Please don’t be shy!

Happy Friday! - Question of the day: Do you listen to music while you work? I do - For me this morning it’s a little bi...
05/04/2018

Happy Friday! - Question of the day: Do you listen to music while you work?

I do - For me this morning it’s a little bit of Drake.

I find that music can always improve my mood, my focus and my creativity! That helps me think creatively about difficult legal problems and to come up with equally creative solutions!

Let me know in the comments if you listen to music too and let me know what you are listening to today!

PSA: Out of courtesy, if there are other people in the office, always use headphones! Can’t wait for my new AirPods to be delivered!

I'm still working hard to develop my LinkedIn game and figured that I would continue to share some of my numbers. This i...
05/02/2018

I'm still working hard to develop my LinkedIn game and figured that I would continue to share some of my numbers. This isn't a type of post but rather it is designed to be a sign post to myself as to how I am doing. It is also to give others some data and hopefully show that with some work and some patience, a lot can be accomplished! Here are my numbers:

130 - # of new connections (+13.4%)
8042 - # of post views (-15.4%)
14 - # of posts in April (+75%)
72 - # of post likes (+4%)
22 - # of post comments (-33%)
1 - # of videos I posted
138 - # of posts I liked
27 - # of comments I left
3 - # of posts I shared

What do you think about these numbers? Do you think I should be tracking anything else?

What are your thoughts about the info that there have been changes to the LinkedIn Algorithm?

I would love to hear about your stories and I would love to help you out with anything LinkedIn related or otherwise!

Please like, comment and share!

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