Intellectual property

Our team ensures that your intangible assets are expertly managed to retain their full value.

Intellectual property: one of your business’s most valuable assets

Intellectual property assets, such as copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, trade secrets, and know-how, are intangible assets that constitute one of the greatest values of your company, both current and future.

Our intellectual property professionals can help you establish an effective strategy to develop, protect, highlight, optimize and defend your intellectual property assets effectively, in Canada and around the globe. We offer strategic support for all your intellectual property needs, regardless of the industry in which you operate.

We support you every step of the way

We assist you in addressing a multitude of complex questions and offer services in the following areas:

Copyrights

Preparation and filing of copyright registration applications;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of acquisition contracts, license agreements, and copyright assignment agreements for any type of content, material, or software;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of development, production, manufacturing, and distribution agreements for any type of content, material, or software;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of escrow agreements related to software source code or a database;
Negotiation and review of public tenders for technology suppliers;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of confidentiality and non-compete agreements;
Negotiation of the release of rights necessary to use copyrighted content;
Due diligence and copyright advice in the context of commercial transactions;
Development and implementation of strategies to enforce your copyrights, including initiating legal proceedings if necessary;
Defending you against any claims or proceedings alleging copyright infringement.

Trademarks

Trademark availability searches;
Preparation, filing, and processing of trademark registration applications in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere in the world;
Comprehensive strategic advice for the protection of trademarks and corporate branding;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of acquisition contracts, license agreements, and trademark assignment agreements;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of coexistence agreements;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of trademark usage guides or manuals;
Training on trademarks use;
Due diligence and trademark advice in the context of commercial transactions;
Development and implementation of strategies to enforce your trademark rights, including initiating legal proceedings if necessary;
Defending you against any claims or proceedings alleging trademark infringement.

Patents

Prior art searches;
Advice on the patentability of an invention;
Advice on the validity of a patent;
Preparation, filing, and processing of patent applications in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere in the world;
Comprehensive strategic advice for the protection and management of your patents;
Preparation, filing, and processing of challenges related to third-party patents;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of acquisition contracts, license agreements, and patent assignment agreements;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of confidentiality and non-compete agreements;
Due diligence and patent advice in the context of commercial transactions;
Development and implementation of strategies to enforce your patent rights, including initiating legal proceedings if necessary;
Defending you against any claims or proceedings alleging patent infringement.

Industrial designs

Advice on the possibility of obtaining industrial design registration;
Preparation, filing, and processing of industrial design applications in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere in the world;
Comprehensive strategic advice for the protection and management of your industrial designs;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of acquisition contracts, license agreements, and industrial design assignment agreements;
Negotiation, drafting, and review of confidentiality and non-compete agreements;
Due diligence and industrial design advice in the context of commercial transactions;
Development and implementation of strategies to enforce your industrial design rights, including initiating legal proceedings if necessary;
Defending you against any claims or proceedings alleging industrial design infringement.

Other related practice areas

We also offer services in areas related to intellectual property, such as image rights, technology law, and marketing and advertising law. In short, we can provide a comprehensive approach for all your needs that are closely or remotely related to intellectual property.