Our Services
Our focus is on your intellectual property.
PATENTS
We guide individual inventors, start-ups, SMEs, large corporations and research institutes through all stages of obtaining patent protection for their innovations, which can encompass:
- reviewing products and services to identify where patent protection may be obtained;
- conducting patent searches;
- assessing patentability of innovations;
- preparing patent applications;
- arranging and supervising the filing and prosecution of patent applications in Canada, the United States and other foreign jurisdictions; and
- building and managing patent portfolios on a global scale as well as assisting with monetizing and enforcing such portfolios.
TRADEMARKS
We understand that your brand is a valuable asset of your company that needs proper protection. We guide you through the process of acquiring your trademark rights, which can entail:
- reviewing brand elements, such as your business name, product name, logo and slogan, to identify possible trademarks;
- conducting a trademark search to determine availability;
- advising on whether a trademark can be registered;
- filing and prosecuting trademark applications through to registration; and
- advising strategically on building trademark portfolios on a global scale and on best practices of maintaining same.
DESIGNS
We guide individuals and companies through all stages of obtaining protection for their designs, which can include:
- reviewing products to identify where design protection may be obtained;
- preparing design applications;
- filing and prosecuting design applications through to registration; and
- advising on building and managing industrial design portfolios on a global scale as well as assisting with monetizing and enforcing such portfolios.