Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice Profile

Advances in biotechnology and pharmaceutical research are creating new and exciting business opportunities. The protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights is critical to making the most of those opportunities. Bereskin & Parr has one of the strongest biotechnology and pharmaceutical practices in Canada. Clients of the pharmaceutical practice group include universities, hospitals, research institutes, and Canadian and multinational biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Bereskin & Parr’s specialized biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice group brings together professionals with strong scientific backgrounds, which include graduate and doctoral degrees in immunology, organic chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics. These technical backgrounds, combined with direct experience in industry and law, allows us to maintain an open and active dialogue with members of the scientific community on subjects relating to their inventions and the appropriate intellectual property protection.

The group’s patent agents are registered to act before both the Canadian and the United States Patent and Trade Mark Offices. Members of our practice team, through their active participation in biotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations and committees, stay at the forefront of trends and changes in the industry and in the law that relates to it.

Our Services

The following is a list of some of the services that members of the practice group provide:

	Preparing and prosecuting patent applications worldwide
	Preparing and negotiating licensing agreements
	Conducting due diligence investigations
	Providing patentability, validity and infringement opinions
	Providing strategic advice on intellectual property portfolios
	Conducting intellectual property audits
	Enforcing intellectual property rights