Our dedicated team of international patent lawyers provide a full range of contentious and non-contentious legal advice. The technical ability of our dedicated patent lawyers, many of whom are also qualified in science or engineering subjects ensures we are ideally placed to advise in relation to the development, protection and exploitation of patents and know how.
This is complemented by our in-depth knowledge of specific industry sectors such as pharmaceutical and biosciences, chemicals, electronics, communications, IT and e-commerce enabling us to add value by providing focused legal advice. Our international reach and full service capability ensures we are well placed to advise clients around the world.
Key services include:
- Advice on patentability and patent filing strategies
- "Freedom to use" opinions
- Advice on litigation strategies including cross-border injunctions
- National and multi-national patent litigation including revocation actions and actions for declarations of non-infringements
- Trade secret litigation
- Oppositions
- Preliminary injunctions
- Damages enquiries and accounts of profits
- Drafting commercial agreements including development, joint venture, manufacturing, distribution and licensing agreements
- Drafting confidentiality clauses and non-disclosure agreements
- Securitisation
- Due diligence
- Audits
Professional Specialisation Certificate in International IP Law
We will be providing practical applications to the Summer IP Law Program at Oxford University. For more information please visit http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/ip/.