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Ling F. Wong, Counsel | Patent Agent | Trademark Agent | Intellectual Property

Ling F. Wong

Counsel | Patent Agent | Trademark Agent Fasken
For many businesses, it is important to secure IP protection for their innovations, since IP represents an increasingly significant portion of a business’ assets; a strong IP position, in addition to providing a competitive advantage, can be attractive to potential investors and business partners.
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2001 | British Columbia, 1999
Language(s) Chinese (Cantonese), English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Ling Wong is a lawyer, patent agent and trademark agent in Vancouver advising on a broad range of intellectual property matters and helping clients to protect their intellectual property and innovations.

Ling has represented some of the most established companies in the high tech, information technology, oil and gas, cleantech, chemical, medical devices, food and beverage and consumer goods industries. He also acts for relative juniors and start-ups in these sectors.

Focusing primarily on the area of patents, Ling assists with drafting and prosecuting Canadian and foreign patent applications, managing multinational patent portfolios, providing patentability, infringement and validity opinions, and counseling clients on patent-related disputes and litigation. He also provides advice on industrial designs, trade-marks and copyrights.

Ling also has extensive experience advising on the IP aspects of commercial transactions.

Achievements

Client Work

  • The Estée Lauder Companies acquires DECIEM Beauty Group Inc. (enterprise value C$2.8 billion), [Deal - Selling Shareholders], Majority interest in DECIEM Beauty Group sold
  • CubicFarm Systems Corp. acquires HydroGreen, Inc., [Deal - CubicFarm Systems Corp.], CubicFarm® Systems Corp. (CubicFarms), completes acquisition of HydroGreen, Inc. Pursuant to the acquisition, CubicFarms will issue up to 11,000,000 shares at a deemed value of $1.50 per share for total consideration of up to $16.5m. Fasken advised CubicFarm Systems Corp. with a team led by Stev...
  • Sale of Unifiller Systems Inc., [Deal - Hamilton Robinson], Fasken advised Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, a US based private equity firm, on the sale of Unifiller Systems Inc. to Linxis Group. The team was led by Kareen Zimmer and included, Enoch Chang, Ling Wong (Intellectual Property), and Michael Coburn (Tax).
  • Phase Technology acquired by Roper Technologies, [Deal - Phase Technology], In June 2017, Roper Technologies acquired Phase Technology, a leading provider of cold flow testing instrumentation. Fasken Martineau advised Phase Technology with a team led by Iain Mant, that included Sam Li (M&A), Mike Coburn and Hardeep Gill (tax), Lorene Novakowski and Kerri Bennett (emplo...
  • MGX Minerals acquires PurLucid Treatment Solutions, [Deal - MGX Minerals Inc.], MGX Minerals Inc. (MGX) entered into a binding Letter of Intent to acquire an initial 50% interest in PurLucid Treatment Solutions (Canada) Inc. (PurLucid) in exchange for a C$5 million staged investment over two years and MGX has also acquired a license to certain mineral extraction intellectual...

Career & Education

Education

  • Registered Patent Agent
  • Registered Trademark Agent
  • LLB University of British Columbia
  • BA (Honours), Chemistry Oxford University

Community involvement

  • Frequent speaker for New Ventures BC Competition
  • Regular presenter for Foresight Canada’s TAP and Deliver programs
  • Mentor in the World Trade Centre Vancouver’s Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) (2019-present)

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

Events

Publications

  • IP due diligence in the NAFTA free trade zone, 1/1/2009
  • Calculating Patent Term: A Tricky Business, 1/1/2007
Article IP due diligence in the NAFTA free trade zone PLC Cross-border IP in Business Transactions Handbook
Article Calculating Patent Term: A Tricky Business Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal 19(4):15-19 (2007)

Speaking Engagements

  • Contracts and Management of IP, 11/28/2019
  • Innovating Our Way to the Future, 9/20/2019
  • Contracts and Management of IP, 6/19/2019
Speaker Contracts and Management of IP Foresight - Technology Acceleration Program location location Vancouver, BC
Speaker Innovating Our Way to the Future Vancouver Startup Week / Canada China Innovation and Investment Summit location location Vancouver, BC
Speaker Contracts and Management of IP Foresight - Technology Acceleration Program location location Vancouver, BC

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