Automotive
Members of Bereskin & Parr LLP's Automotive practice group have a wealth of experience working in the automotive, manufacturing, and high technology sectors. We understand the pressures clients face, and the need to protect intellectual property that strengthens the core value of innovation. We work with clients in a broad range of mechanical and industrial manufacturing areas including automotive technologies, blow molding technology and products, injection molding equipment, control engineering, power electronics, integrated circuit design, computer systems, and fuel cell technologies.
Our Automotive group includes professionals with a wide range of educational and automotive industry experience. Members of our group have multi-disciplinary technical experience that enables them to more effectively protect inventions with mechanical features, in combination with chemical, electrical, and electronic aspects. Our professionals have expertise in drafting, prosecuting, and licensing mechanical and industrial technologies.
Our Services
The following is a list of services that members of our Automotive practice group provide:
- Preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications worldwide
- Providing patentability, validity, and infringement searches and opinions
- Performing prior art searches, including structure-based searches
- Advising on the intellectual property aspects of supply or distribution agreements
- Enforcing, defending, and litigating intellectual property rights
- Providing strategic advice on intellectual property portfolios
- Conducting intellectual property audits and due diligence investigations
- Registering copyright, industrial designs, and integrated circuit topographies
- Preparing and negotiating licensing agreements
PRACTICE GROUP LEADER
James Raakman
905.817.6105

All Practice Group members
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Victor Krichker B.Sc. (Civil Eng.), LL.B. Partner
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416.957.1699
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Toronto |
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Philip Mendes da Costa B.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), LL.B. Partner
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416.957.1695
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Toronto |
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James Raakman B.Eng. & Mgmt. (Mech. Eng.), LL.B. Partner
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905.817.6105
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Mississauga |
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Tim Sinnott B.S. (Physics), M.Sc. (Physics), LL.B. Partner
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519.783.3212
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Waterloo Region |
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Ryan Tremblay B.A.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), LL.B. Associate
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519.783.3213
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Waterloo Region |
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