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Patents

Patent litigation (infringement and impeachment actions)

Patent agency services: preliminary searches, drafting, filing and prosecution

Opinions concerning patentability, novelty, validity, title and infringement

Patent experience: structural, electronic, computer hardware and software, chemical, metallurgical, biological, biotechnical and biomechanical

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Trademarks

Trademark litigation

Opposition and expungement proceedings

Trademark agency services: preliminary searches, drafting, filing, and prosecution of applications for the registration of trademarks

Opinions concerning registrability, validity, title and infringement

Opinions concerning product labelling, packaging and advertising

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Industrial Design

Litigation

Preliminary searching, drafting, filing, and prosecuting of industrial

Design applications

Opinions concerning registrability, validity, title, and infringement

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Chip Topographies

Preparing, filing, and searching integrated circuit topographies

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Plant Breeders’ Rights

Preparing, filing, and acquiring field studies for plant breeders’ rights applications

Monitoring the Plant Varieties Journal for recently examined plant
varieties for the purpose of objection/opposition

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Licenses And
Technology Transfers

Negotiation, drafting and preparation of license agreements and assignments

Strategic planning and counselling regarding the transfer of technology and trade secrets

Important note: The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently undergone major changes to its internal IT system. Consequently, a number of CIPO’s routine operations are experiencing significant delays, including processing correspondence and filings, issuing outgoing correspondence, maintaining accurate application statuses, and more. It is currently unknown when these delays will be resolved, but we will continue to closely monitor all cases and the situation for any developments.

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