Advice

• Patent, trade-mark, industrial design and copyright searches
   
• Advice on patentability of inventions, registrability and availability for use of trade-marks and trade names, availability of industrial design (design patent) protection, and scope of copyright protection
   
• Opinions regarding patent, trade-mark, industrial design and copyright infringement and validity
   
• Advice regarding compliance with regulations relating to food and drugs, cosmetics, packaging and labeling, and advertising 

Protection

• Preparation, filing and prosecution of applications for patents (including applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty), trade-marks, industrial designs, design patents and copyrights in Canada, the United States and all other countries, through an extensive network of foreign associates
   
• Appeals from decisions of the Commissioner of Patents to the Patent Appeal Board involving matters relating to patents
   
• Portfolio management, including maintenance of pending applications and issued patents, trade-marks and industrial designs 

Commercial Exploitation

• Advice on using and exploiting innovative ideas
   
• Negotiations and agreements regarding: licensing and transfer of patents, trade-marks, industrial designs, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets and technology; technology transfer/development; confidentiality; non-competition arrangements; character merchandising; employment and consulting relationships; security interests
   

Dispute Resolution and Litigation

• Intellectual property and related trials and appeals, including: patent, trade-mark, industrial design and copyright infringement and validity; passing off and unfair competition; licensing; and other technology oriented matters
   
• Appeals to the Federal Court of Canada from decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and the Registrar of Trade-Marks
   
• Administrative proceedings before all tribunals determining intellectual property issues, including: trade-mark oppositions, trade-mark expungements, trade name registrations; ownership and inventorship issues before the Commissioner of Patents
   
• Judicial review of decisions by tribunals affecting intellectual property issues
   
• The firm has been counsel in many leading intellectual property cases, including: McPhar v. Sharpe; Hoffman-LaRoche v. Frank W. Horner; RCA v. Hazeltine; Canadian Patent Scaffolding v. Delzotto Enterprises; Globe-Union v. Varta (Johnson Controls); Sperry v. John Deere; Horn Abbot v. Thurston Hayes; Syntex v. Novopharm & Apotex; TRW v. Walbar; Kellogg v. Maximum Nutrition; and Smith & Nephew v. Glen Oak