Best Lawyers in British Columbia, Canada for Intellectual Property Law
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Paul was a key contributor in opening the firm’s Kelowna office and his practice focuses on helping clients develop and commercialize their technologies. An engineering and technology lawyer, he has over 25 years’ experience overseeing capital and technology investment in the energy industry and digital and big data technology sector, practicing in the fields of intellectual property; engineering, procurement and construction; strategic sourcing and privacy and data security. He i...
Thomas W. Bailey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Thomas W. practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Thomas W. Bailey since 2010. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Thomas W. Bailey is held by other lawyers.
Roger Kuypers practices in the areas of life sciences, emerging technologies and intellectual property law in Fasken’s Vancouver office. He is the Chair of the region’s Life Sciences industry group and the Intellectual Property practice group. Roger advises businesses and institutions on the development, acquisition and commercialization of technologies. He also assists with corporate matters, finance and acquisitions. In the life sciences area, his clients include biotech, medica...
Jeffrey Vicq is a partner of the firm and a member of the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Groups. He has extensive experience with intellectual property law matters and with complex commercial law issues that typically arise in the development, implementation, exploitation and transfer of information technology-related products and services. Intellectual Property Services Trademark registration, enforcement, licensing and portfolio counseling Copyright registration, enforceme...
Trademarks, copyrights and other related intellectual property (IP) are now critical to competing in an international market. Procuring, protecting and enforcing IP in a global context are key to every company’s business strategy. As both a lawyer and a registered Canadian trademark agent, Athar Malik is well-placed to meet the IP needs of clients. Whether representing clients in clearing or securing trademarks, drafting IP agreements or advising on copyright and other intellectual prop...
Maya Medeiros is an intellectual property lawyer, patent agent (Canada, US) and trademark agent (Canada, US) and has a degree in mathematics and computer science. She has extensive experience in artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, cryptography, payments, graph theory, risk management, gaming, face recognition, communications, healthcare and medical devices, virtual and mixed reality, wearables, and other computer-related technologies. She is a key contributor to www.insidetech...
Paul Armitage is a partner in the firm's Vancouver office practising in the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Groups. His practice focuses on procurement, technology licensing, outsourcing, commercial contracts, privacy law, data security, cloud computing, e-commerce, and anti-spam and anti-spyware (CASL) compliance. Paul has extensive experience in the information technology, financial services, telecommunications, life sciences and health industries, as well as infrastructure and fac...
Chris Wilson acts as lead counsel in Canadian trademark, copyright, patent and trade secrets litigation, at trial and on appeal. His cases include precedent-setting decisions dealing with topics such as Internet keyword advertising and domain names, the constitutionality of Canada's official marks regime, contempt for violation of an intellectual property injunction, and one of the largest monetary judgments for breach of confidence in Canadian history. In his practice, Chris manages the inte...
R. Nelson Godfrey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and Privacy and Data Security Law. R. Nelson practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized R. Nelson Godfrey since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which R. Nelson Godfrey is held b...
Madeleine Hodgson is an associate in our intellectual property group, assisting clients with creating, managing, and enforcing intellectual property assets in Canada and around the world. Ms. Hodgson advises clients on patent, trademark, copyright, industrial design, advertising, licensing, litigation, research and development, collaboration, and transactional matters. She assists clients in British Columbia Superior Court and Federal Court on trademark, copyright, patent and confidential inf...
Ronald Chin is a Vancouver-based lawyer at Farris LLP whose practice includes Intellectual Property Law, technology transactions, commercial agreements, and environmental matters. He advises clients in the biotechnology, transportation, pharmaceutical, and high technology industries on a broad range of business and regulatory issues. Ronald’s technology and commercial practice includes drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements related to research and development, manufacturing, su...
James Hatton is a Partner at Farris LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, with more than 30 years of experience advising companies on the development, commercialization, protection and strategic use of intellectual property assets. He is the partner responsible for the Technology Group at Farris LLP and advises clients across the biotechnology and life sciences, technology, corporate and intellectual property sectors. James practises in the areas of Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Cor...
Roch Ripley is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law. Roch practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Roch Ripley since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Roch Ripley is held by other lawyers.
Emilie Feil-Fraser is an experienced IP litigator, IP strategist, and trademark agent based in Gowling WLG’s Vancouver office. Her litigation practice encompasses all areas of contentious IP, including copyright infringement, trademark infringement and expungement, passing off, patent infringement and invalidity, and breaches of trade secrets or confidential information. Emilie’s approach to solving disputes emphasizes efficient and effective resolution, engaging alternative dispu...
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