About Iris
Iris Cheung is an associate with Bereskin & Parr LLP. Her practice focuses on life sciences, patent prosecution, and medical devices.
Iris graduated from the Juris Doctor program at the University of Ottawa. She holds a Bachelor of Sciences and a Doctor of Philosophy, both from the University of British Colombia. She conducted a graduate research on genome stability at the University of British Columbia, a postdoctoral research on genome stability at Princeton University and a postdoctoral research on epigenetics at the University of Massachusetts. Iris has co-authored many papers and book chapters on life sciences.
Iris has years of of experience in the industry providing genomic services and drug manufacture services to biopharmaceutical companies.
Outside of work, Iris enjoys her time with family and being active.
Education
- J.D., University of Ottawa, 2020
- Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2005
- B.Sc., University of British Columbia, 2000
Qualifications
- Registered Canadian Patent Agent, 2023
- Admitted to the Ontario Bar, 2021
Memberships
- College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA)
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
- Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)
