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Nessim Abu-Zahra serves as a Part-time Professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), where he teaches Studies in Public Law: Pharmaceutical IP & Regulation.
Education:
- B.Sc. from Queen's University (1996)
- M.Sc. from University of Toronto (2000)
- J.D. from University of Toronto (2003)
His research centers on the intersection of intellectual property law and pharmaceutical regulation, with deep expertise in drug approval frameworks under the Food and Drugs Act, Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, Certificate of Supplementary Protection, and data protection regimes. As a registered patent agent with Health Canada Legal Services since 2008, he advises government officials on complex patent litigation and regulatory compliance matters affecting the pharmaceutical industry.
Professor Abu-Zahra served as a Member of the Patent Appeal Board (2015-2016) and co-authored the authoritative text The Regulation of Drugs in Canada: The Food and Drugs Act and Related Intellectual Property Regimes (Irwin Law, 2024), establishing him as a leading scholar in Canadian pharmaceutical regulatory law.
His professional practice directly informs his academic work, bridging theoretical legal frameworks with real-world regulatory challenges in drug development and market authorization processes.
