Eric Macramalla '91, Lawyer & TSN Sports Legal Analyst: The Art of Marrying Passion & Profession

About this episode

Eric Macramalla discusses the intersection of passion and profession in the legal field, focusing on intellectual property and social media.

Eric Macramalla is a partner at Gowling WLG and a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Group. His practice focuses on trademark litigation and prosecution, as well as a variety of Internet-related legal issues, including social media and domain name disputes. Through his trademark litigation and prosecution practice, Eric helps his clients manage their domestic and global trademark portfolios, while protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights, both in Canada and abroad. In light of the ever-evolving intersection between IP and social media, he also helps his clients navigate intellectual property issues on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms With recognition in dispute resolution, Eric acts for clients in domain name disputes around the world. He is also an arbitrator for domain name disputes and a co-author of  Domain Name Law and Practice: An International Handbook  (Oxford University Press). Eric has an exceptional reputation in the field of trademarks. In 2024, Eric was awarded the exclusive Lexology North America Award in the field of trademarks. This award recognizes outstanding achievement and world class…

People in this episode

Guest: Eric Macramalla

Topics covered

• intellectual property
• trademark litigation
• social media law
• domain name disputes
• legal analysis
• career development

Keywords

• trademark
• intellectual property
• social media
• domain name
• legal analyst
• career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gowling WLG, TSN, Lexology

Books & works: Domain Name Law and Practice: An International Handbook

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