Dr. Alexandra Mogyoros is an Assistant Professor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, researching the intersections of brands, trust, intellectual property, and expression. She teaches property law, intellectual property law, and introduction to law and legal methods.
She consults with governments, governmental organizations, and non-profit public interest groups on intellectual property policy, law and technology, constitutional law, advertising law, and freedom of information.
Dr. Mogyoros holds an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree in biology and philosophy from the University of Guelph; a JD from the University of Ottawa; a BCL with Distinction from St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford; and a DPhil in Intellectual Property Law from St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford. Her doctoral research on certifying trademarks—such as sustainability logos and ethical signalling marks—was supported by a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship.
Before joining Toronto Metropolitan University, Dr. Mogyoros held research positions and fellowships at the universities of Toronto, Ottawa, Edinburgh, Cape Town, and Oxford. She clerked for Justices Thomas Cromwell and Malcolm Rowe at the Supreme Court of Canada, articled and practiced at a Toronto litigation boutique, and is called to the Ontario bar. She is an Associate Member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa.
