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Overview

Fasken’s patent agents draft and prosecute patent and industrial design applications and manage IP portfolios. We can also provide specialized monitoring of your competitive landscape, with updates on developments in your field.

 

Fasken is invested in the success of your business. Management and enforcement of your patents and industrial designs from a trusted and experienced partner will provide you with peace of mind, knowing that we’ve got the milestone dates covered and that you can focus on the success of your organization. Good design is often the key to commercial success of your products.  Proper drafting of your patent application can mean commercial success or defeat. Don’t neglect to secure your patents and design registrations.

 

As more cross-border deals are struck, patents also have a role to play in licensing, distribution agreements, research and development agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. We can advise you on strategies and negotiate agreements on your behalf. We can help you enforce your patent rights in infringement matters before the courts or in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. We can also represent you before administrative bodies such as the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB). Our team is qualified in both common and civil law.

 

Our clients span industries and geographies; our insights internationally help us to support your goals at a local, national and global level.

 

Fasken’s patent and industrial design team includes lawyers and patent agents with  technical expertise in engineering, medicine, pharmaceuticals among others.

 

Subscribe to our “Intellectual Property Bulletin” newsletter, browse our recent work, or contact any of our lawyers to learn more.

Achievements

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Alain M. Leclerc, Partner | Trademark Agent | Patent Agent, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4321, aleclerc@fasken.com
  • Ling F. Wong, Counsel | Patent Agent | Trademark Agent, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4738, liwong@fasken.com

Client Work

  • Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. leads C$2.36 million financing for VOTI Detection Inc., [Deal - Echelon Wealth Partners Inc.], Private placement for Canadian x-ray security system company
  • Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. leads C$5.75 million brokered financing for ProStar Holdings Inc., [Deal - Echelon Wealth Partners Inc.], C$5.75 million private placement for data collection and GIS mapping software company.
  • Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. leads C$10 million financing for VOTI Detection Inc, [Deal - Echelon Wealth Partners Inc.], $4.3 million private placement for Canadian x-ray security system company.
  • Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. leads $10 million financing for Boardwalktech Software Corp, [Deal - Echelon Wealth Partners Inc.], $10 million private placement for emerging blockchain-based data management company
  • BRP wins major lawsuit against competitor Arctic Cat, [Case - Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.]
  • Constitutional challenge in the Superior Court of Québec attacking controversial amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations and the validity of the existing PMPRB regime under the Patent Act, [Case - Merck Canada Inc., Janssen Inc., Servier Canada Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd/Ltée, Bayer Canada Inc., Theratechnologies Inc., and an additional (Confidential) pharmaceutical company], Constitutional challenge in the Superior Court of Québec.
  • Thermolec Ltée sued Stelpro Inc. and Stelpro Design Inc. for patent infringement, [Case - Thermolec Ltée]
  • FICPI represented at Supreme Court hearing regarding “Promise Doctrine”, [Case - International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)]
  • The Supreme Court rejects the “promise of the patent” doctrine and redefines the utility requirement for inventions patented in Canada, [Deal - International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)]

Knowledge

  • New PMPRB Draft Guidelines Set Out Administrative Process for Excessive Price Hearing Recommendation, 12/30/2024
  • Federal Court of Appeal Rules That PMPRB Has No Jurisdiction Over Unpatented Medicine Prices: The End of the “Slender Thread” Test, 12/9/2024
  • Williams v Music and Entertainment Rights Licensing Independent Network Ltd and the Territorial Principle, 8/9/2024

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