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Intellectual Property is one of our four main practice areas of law.

Our Intellectual Property practice at Ogilvy Renault is one of the largest in Canada with a full range of services relating to acquisition, commercialization, and enforcement of intellectual property assets. Our intellectual property expertise spans the areas of patents, trade-marks, copyrights, designs and trade secrets. Our IP litigators are ranked among the best in Canada. We also have particular strength in life sciences, which is a cross-functional service line that intersects with all four main practice areas: Intellectual Property, Business, Litigation, and Employment and Labour.

Team

Our team of over 90 professionals has a long history of recognition for innovation and excellence. Expertise includes: assessment of technology for intellectual property protection, including strategies for portfolio development involving procurement of rights, offensive and defensive litigation, licensing and commercialization strategies. Portfolio analysis, audits, due diligence and other related services are offered as part of financing and corporate transactions.

Our intellectual property lawyers, patent and trade-mark agents, and technical consultants have expertise in engineering and scientific disciplines, including:

Engineering: aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer science, electrical, industrial, mechanical, and metallurgy and material science.

Science: biochemistry, biomechanics, biotechnology, chemistry, endocrinology, food science, genetics, immunology, life sciences, microbiology, molecular/cellular biology, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, organic chemistry, pharmacology, physics, physiology, and toxicology.

CONTACTS
Jean-François Drolet
Kenneth Sharpe
Joan Van Zant


 

Services Available

Our Intellectual Property practice is comprised of three service lines: Prosecution, Litigation, and Business with each service line offering unique areas of expertise.

Intellectual Property: Prosecution encompasses all proceedings before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office

  • Copyrights
  • Industrial Designs
  • Internet Domain Names
  • Patents
  • Plant Breeders' Rights
  • Trade-marks
  • Trade-mark Opposition

Intellectual Property: Litigation

  • Counterfeit Enforcement
  • Decision Risk Analysis
  • Expungement
  • Impeachment
  • Infringement
  • Internet Issues

Intellectual Property: Business

  • Advertising and Marketing
  • Due Diligence
  • IP Audits and Portfolio Management
  • Licensing
  • Ownership of IP Assets
  • Packaging and Labelling
  • Technology Transfer
  • Trade Secret Agreements


 
 
Languages spoken by Intellectual Property Professionals
English, French, Chinese, German, Spanish, Italian