Our Intellectual Property & Technology Practice offers several services to clients concerning all aspects of intellectual property law. This includes trade-marks, licensing, industrial designs, copyrights, confidentiality, trade secrets, biotechnology, software, and other technology problems. We are proactive in our approach to offering timely solutions to clients' concerns.
Our business clients are passionate regarding their innovative products and services and providing the creative energy needed in order to be successful. We handle clients from both the private and public sectors. They come from diverse fields like for instance the music, software, film, service, manufacturing and travel industries. Our firm provides sophisticated legal tools and services designed to secure and protect our clients' services and products. When clients have worldwide problems, we work extensively with foreign legal counsel to provide solutions.
Our practice seeks to apply innovative approaches to solving technology and business problems. We keep up to date with trends in emerging technology and media, alert to any likely legal effect on our clients. To be able to ensure various legal services are available to our clients, our lawyers form client teams together with other lawyers, when appropriate.
Copyright
We are able to provide professional legal suggestion in the areas of copyright legislation and international copyright conventions. The holders of copyright will receive suggestion concerning infringement and enforcement. We also review and draft license arrangements, and help with the registration and protection of clients' copyright both domestically and internationally.
Trade-marks
As registered Trade-mark Agents, we prosecute and prepare trade-mark applications, carry out name searches and trade-mark, represent clients in trade-mark litigation, get pre-clearance and clearance both globally and nationwide, and carry out trade-mark licensing. To assist our clients who are involved in mark arrangements and globalized name; we draw upon established relationships with a broad network of trade-mark agents. The would help to ensure a smooth delivery on an inter-jurisdictional basis. Clients get help in the resolution of disputes and the enforcement of trade-mark right in the courts and administrative forums.
Technology
We have clients involved in commercializing and developing new software and different innovative products and services. Our services help both established and new and emerging companies and organizations in the following fields: nutraceutical, hospitals, biotechnology, pharmaceutical; video game publishing and development; and software publishing and design. Our technology experts advise clients regarding problems like for example the Internet and e-business, using "open source" code, technology transfers, system acquisitions, licensing, technology aspects of commercial mergers and transactions, distribution agreements, joint ventures, corporate financing and structure, and strategic alliances.
Patents
Our Practice members advise clients about contractual problems related to patents, like for instance the acquisition and licensing of patent rights.
Industrial Design
We have design professionals to help our clients in the prosecution and preparation of industrial design registrations in Canada. Right referrals to U.S. agents in connection with design patents within the United States can also be offered.
Litigation
We also litigate for our clients in matters regarding disputes involving industrial design, copyright, licensing, confidentiality agreement, trade secrets, patents, trade-marks, and passing off.