Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

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

We are a people business. We will only be able to maximise our people’s contribution if we create and nurture an environment and culture which supports, respects and values all our differences, whether in gender, race, nationality, religion, belief, age, ability or disability, or sexual orientation. The provision of an inclusive and collegial working environment where every employee is valued for his or her contribution is fundamental to our vision and values and is a key ingredient in our business success. A strong and healthy focus on diversity is not an option, it’s a necessity.

We already work hard to attract new talent. But we need to work harder to seek out areas where talent lies hidden in order that we are recruiting from the broadest talent pool possible. To retain our talent, we need to work even harder, encouraging a culture where every individual feels highly valued and motivated, regardless of role. A focus on diversity and inclusion is critical to this.

Therefore, we are striving to put in place best practice policies and programmes around diversity and inclusion so that our clients, and our employees, truly believe we are committed to being outstanding in this area. We appreciate this is an ongoing journey and we are determined to be seen as a successful example of diversity and inclusion in the legal sector and the broader business community. In turn, we hope our clients will feel they are partnering with a practice which consistently applies high standards in this area, and our people will remain proud to work for us, as an employer of choice.

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