Area of Practice

Patents, technology management, licensing

Education & Bar Admissions

B.A.Sc. (Comp. Eng.), University of Waterloo, 1992 (first class honours)
J.D., University of Toronto, 1997

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario, 1999
Registered Canadian Patent Agent, 2000
Registered United States Patent Agent, 2000

Profile

Bhupinder Randhawa is a partner with Bereskin & Parr and works out of the firm’s Toronto and Mississauga offices. His practice focuses on patent and technology law, particularly obtaining, evaluating and leveraging intellectual property rights for high technology clients.

Prior to attending law school, Bhupinder worked as a software engineer for several major Canadian and international companies developing computer based control and automation systems.

He has prepared and filed patent applications relating to telecommunication systems, wireless communication, computer based controls systems, electronic circuits for various applications, digital signal processing, optics, robotics, power systems and power electronics, computer networks, integrated circuits, computer software, business methods and other technologies.

As co-chair of the firm’s Licensing & Transactions group, Bhupinder helps clients transfer technology into and out of their companies and assists clients with developing licensing programs for widely licensed technologies, including patents relating to industry standards. Bhupinder also advises clients and other lawyers on IP aspects of commercial transactions.

As part of his IP management practice, Bhupinder helps clients leverage their technology by developing and analyzing competitive intelligence related to their own and their competitors' IP portfolios. This information can be used to identify opportunities to block their competitor's technologies, license technology in or out and to avoid infringing the IP rights of others.

Bhupinder also advises his clients on other IP issues, including trade secrets, copyright and trade marks.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association (ABA)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC, Fellow)
Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Phi Delta Phi - International Legal Fraternity
Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
South Asian Bar Association of Toronto (SABA)
Toronto Computer Lawyers Group (TCLG)
Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)
York Technology Association (YTA)