Area of Practice
Patents, with an emphasis on computer software and business methods patents.
Education & Bar Admissions
B.A.Sc. (Eng. Sci.), University of Toronto, 1994
MBA, University of Toronto, 1998
J.D., University of Toronto, 1998
Admitted to the Bar of Ontario, 2000
Registered Canadian Patent Agent, 2003
Registered United States Patent Agent, 2004
Profile
Kendrick Lo is a partner with Bereskin & Parr.
Kendrick graduated from the computer engineering stream of the engineering science program at the University of Toronto, with Honours standing. His research interests included the study of algorithms, programming paradigms and programming languages. Kendrick was subsequently employed for several years as a part-time lecturer for the Department of Computer Science. His teaching interests included computing and computer science fundamentals, and object-oriented programming.
Kendrick obtained a Masters Degree in business administration at the Rotman School of Management. In his graduating year, he was awarded a prize for academic excellence in the study of econometric methods and forecasting models. Kendrick went on to gain industry experience by completing internships at a Toronto hospital, a defense agency, a transportation company, and an insurance firm. Kendrick also received a law degree from the University of Toronto, and articled with Bereskin & Parr before being called to the Bar of Ontario in 2000.
Kendrick has practiced exclusively in the intellectual property field, with an emphasis on drafting and prosecuting patent applications for computer software. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School (York University), where he has taught courses in the area of patents and trade secrets law. Kendrick is currently serving on the Canadian Patent Agent Examination Board.
Professional Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC, Fellow)
Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)
