Patents

Clients benefit from the legal experience of our large team of patent professionals, who provide owners with a single, coherent patent management service across all stages of the innovation lifecycle and in multiple jurisdictions. With more than 250 patent lawyers, attorneys and agents worldwide – many of whom have advanced scientific and technical degrees – we provide strategic legal advice across our key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare.

Our lawyers understand the importance of patents to the continued growth and success of our clients’ business goals. In assisting our clients, we address not only how to protect valuable innovation, but also how to reduce recurring costs and maintenance fees through focused patent pruning and strategic patenting.

We also help our clients exploit their patents through acquisition, commercialization and enforcement of patent rights, combining a thorough understanding of the technical complexities underpinning patents with the business acumen necessary to resolve high-value disputes, which often include multi-jurisdictional issues.

Our areas of work include

Freedom to operate and due diligence
Global and parallel patent disputes management
Patent acquisitions
Patent applications, including proceedings before national and supranational offices
Patent disputes involving specialist sectors, including FRAND, SEP and SPCs
Patent enforcement, dispute resolution and litigation, including ITC proceedings
Patent entitlement and ownership issues
Patent filing strategies
Patent portfolio management
Patent technology assignment and licensing
Plant variety rights
Technology transfers, including tax advice

Awards and accolades

Chambers Canada, Nationwide: Intellectual Property (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2019
Chambers Global, Canada: Intellectual Property (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2019
Legal 500 Canada, Intellectual Property, The Legal 500, 2019