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Patents are often a client’s most valuable asset, but evaluating inventions, reviewing patentability issues, procuring patents, devising global patent protection strategies, negotiating licenses and agreements, and dealing with infringement issues can be complex. At Bereskin & Parr, patent law is a key part of our intellectual property practice. The firm applies a pragmatic business approach to each client’s patent matters to obtain results consistent with the client’s business needs. Bereskin & Parr’s patent group brings together a number of the firm’s professionals to advise clients on all issues involving patents and designs. Our patent group comprises groups that specialize in mechanical patents, electrical and computer technology patents, business systems, and biotech and chemical patents.
Clients of the patent group include individuals, corporations, and educational institutions located throughout the world. Our clients represent diverse technologies involving mechanical, electrical, and computer systems (software and hardware), building materials, medical devices and consumer products, and chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical arts.
Our Services
Bereskin & Parr provides comprehensive advice on all issues relating to patents and designs. Each patent group assists clients in evaluating client inventions and designs and preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent and design applications in Canada, the United States of America, and throughout the world. Technical assistants and trained patent clerks working under the supervision of the firm’s lawyers and patent agents enable cost-effective management of the firm’s extensive active files.
Bereskin & Parr has extensive experience in providing advice relating to patentability of inventions, validity of patents, and infringement of patents for technology owned by clients or claimed to be owned by others.
Other services provided by the patent group include:
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Negotiating and preparing licenses, assignments, security interests and other agreements for inventions, designs, and patents |
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Performing a patent audit |
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Identifying areas where patent or design protection can be obtained or extended |
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Devising strategies to assist in managing a patent portfolio |
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Evaluating patent portfolios of clients |
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Evaluating patent portfolios of others |
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Due diligence in commercial transactions of all kinds |
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Right to manufacture or use studies |
Our People
Bereskin & Parr’s lawyers and patent agents have expertise in a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines and technical areas, including chemical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, metalurgical and nuclear engineering, as well as electronics, physics, computer hardware and software, chemistry and biotechnology. This diverse expertise enables Bereskin & Parr to assemble an appropriate client specific team to handle each clients’ individual patent needs.
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