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“Notable group advising domestic and international clients on an array of IP-related matters…Well regarded for its aptitude in significant corporate transactions, with additional expertise in IP litigation.”
Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business 2016
Modern technology has helped businesses to increase the rate at which they develop and commercialize their innovations. At the same time, it has also made it possible for competitors to engage in acts of unfair competition on an unprecedented scale. Every business, from a manufacturer of heavy industrial equipment to a designer of mobile applications, generates valuable intellectual property (IP) that requires protection in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
As leading Canadian and international companies across a wide range of industries—life sciences, oil and gas, media and retail products, among others—have recognized the new challenges and opportunities presented by intellectual property, they have turned to the Blakes IP group, one of the largest and most highly respected in Canada, to protect their intangible assets.
Our lawyers possess wide-ranging subject matter expertise in patents, trade-marks, copyright, industrial designs and trade secrets. This expertise covers all aspects of prosecuting, commercializing and enforcing such rights. Consistently ranked as leading practitioners, our lawyers and agents have a host of advanced science and engineering degrees as well as deep industry experience ranging from nanotechnology and systems design to energy and pharmaceuticals. Blakes combines the specialized prosecution expertise of an IP boutique with the litigation experience, commercial knowledge and resources of a full-service business law firm. We offer the IP specialization that our clients need, together with the ability to deliver client-focused business solutions.
Working closely with our clients, Blakes lawyers and agents prepare and prosecute applications for a variety of IP rights such as patents, trade-marks and industrial designs. We conduct clearance searches and provide opinions on the full range of IP rights and infringement/validity issues. We advise on IP portfolio management, licensing arrangements, regulatory compliance and legislative interpretation. Our lawyers also draft licence agreements and a wide range of commercial documents relating to IP as well as conducting litigation in all areas of intellectual property.
In the global marketplace, we work collaboratively with IP lawyers throughout the world to protect our clients’ IP wherever they do business. From strategic advice on IP management to enforcement, we work with our clients to ensure that their IP is properly protected and leveraged to its full advantage.
Representative advanced science and engineering degrees for the Blakes IP group:
- Software and systems – electrical engineering, mathematics, nanotechnology, computer engineering, software engineering, systems design engineering
- Life sciences – bioinformatics, biology, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, genetics, oil and gas, microbiology, immunology, pharmacy
- Chemical – biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemistry
- Industrial/mechanical – civil engineering, clean energy, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, physics
Members of the IP group have also held key positions and actively participate at the committee level in the following organizations:
- American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Centre for Intellectual Property Policy
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Counsel
- International Trademark Association
- Licensing Executives Society
- Ontario Bar Association
- Quebec Bar Association
- The Advocates' Society
- Toronto Intellectual Property Group
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Partner Emeritus | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2635
Areas of Expertise:
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Copyright, IP Litigation, Technology, Life Sciences, Europe, United States, Business Crimes, Investigations & Compliance, Anti-Counterfeiting , Arbitration
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Partner | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-5262
Areas of Expertise:
IP Litigation, Class Actions, Corporate Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Product Liability, Life Sciences, Technology, Insurance
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Law Clerk | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-5267
Areas of Expertise:
Intellectual Property, Patents
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Patent Agent | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-5830
Areas of Expertise:
Patents
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Partner | Calgary
Calgary: 403-260-9656
Areas of Expertise:
Construction Dispute Resolution, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Tax Controversy & Litigation, Oil & Gas, IP Litigation, Construction
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Associate | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-5021
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Privacy
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Partner | Vancouver
Vancouver: 604-631-3344
Areas of Expertise:
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Corporate Litigation, Securities Litigation, Class Actions, Business Crimes, Investigations & Compliance, Anti-Corruption & Bribery, Construction, Construction Dispute Resolution, Mining Litigation & Dispute Resolution, IP Litigation, Government & Public Sector, Cannabis
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Senior Counsel | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2934
Areas of Expertise:
Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Arbitration, Copyright, IP Licensing & Agreements, Patents, Trademarks, Technology, Anti-Counterfeiting
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Patent Agent | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-3166
Areas of Expertise:
Intellectual Property, Patents, IP Licensing & Agreements, Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Mining
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Associate | Vancouver
Vancouver: 604-631-3316
Areas of Expertise:
Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology, Corporate Governance, IP Licensing & Agreements, Fintech, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Corporate & Commercial
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Partner | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-4031
Areas of Expertise:
Anti-Spam, Drugs & Medical Devices, IP Licensing & Agreements, Information Technology, Privacy, Life Sciences, Retail, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Cybersecurity, Government & Public Sector, Consumer Protection
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Associate | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2358
Areas of Expertise:
Cybersecurity, Fintech, Information Technology, IP Licensing & Agreements, Privacy, Technology
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Partner | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-4042
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Commercial, Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, IP Licensing & Agreements, Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, Fintech
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Associate | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2480
Areas of Expertise:
Privacy, Copyright, IP Litigation, IP Licensing & Agreements, Trademarks, Cybersecurity
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Partner | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-4021
Areas of Expertise:
Information Technology, Outsourcing, Corporate & Commercial, Cybersecurity, Financial Services, IP Licensing & Agreements, Fintech, Banking, Insurance, Power, Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions
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Partner | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-4008
Areas of Expertise:
Information Technology, Communications, India, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Copyright, IP Licensing & Agreements, Patents, Trademarks, Gaming, Outsourcing, Cybersecurity, Defence, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Drones
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Partner | Toronto, Ottawa
Toronto: 416-863-2387 Ottawa: 613-788-2211
Areas of Expertise:
Competition Litigation, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Copyright, Competition & Antitrust, Abuse of Dominance & Reviewable Matters, Cartels & Criminal Investigations, Competition Law Compliance, E-Discovery/SIRs, Merger Review & Control, Misleading Advertising, Foreign Investment, Government & Public Sector
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Associate | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2508
Areas of Expertise:
IP Litigation, Class Actions, Corporate Litigation, Securities Litigation, Life Sciences, Technology
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Law Clerk | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-3197
Areas of Expertise:
Intellectual Property
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Senior Counsel | Vancouver
Vancouver: 604-631-3304
Areas of Expertise:
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Restructuring & Insolvency, Capital Markets, Corporate Litigation, Securities Litigation, IP Litigation, Construction Dispute Resolution, Mining Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Associate | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2794
Areas of Expertise:
Marketing & Health Regulatory, Privacy, Intellectual Property
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Partner | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-5032
Areas of Expertise:
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Class Actions, Corporate Litigation, Securities Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency, Intellectual Property, IP Licensing & Agreements, IP Litigation, Government & Public Sector
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Partner | Montréal
Montréal: 514-982-5020
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Commercial, Life Sciences, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, IP Licensing & Agreements, Anti-Spam
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Trade-mark Agent | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2903
Areas of Expertise:
Africa, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
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Partner | Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-4265
Areas of Expertise:
Intellectual Property, Marketing & Health Regulatory, Life Sciences, Privacy, Anti-Spam, Misleading Advertising, Drugs & Medical Devices, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Retail, Life Sciences, Consumer Protection
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