Expertise
Life Sciences
Patent and Trade-mark Preparation, Prosecution and Maintenance
Procuring and maintaining strong intellectual property protection is crucial in the life sciences field. Our 90-member Intellectual Property team includes lawyers, patent and trade-mark agents, certified specialists and technical consultants with advanced degrees in scientific disciplines and whose expertise has earned international recognition. We prepare and prosecute 3,100 Canadian and US patent applications annually, and advise on intellectual property portfolios for life sciences organizations worldwide. We have considerable expertise in the following areas:
- Chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry
- Pharmaceutical formulations, therapeutic uses, medical devices
- Biotechnology, biophysics, bioinformatics
- Molecular biology, proteins, genes, cloning, nutraceuticals
- PCR techniques, tissue cultures, enzymatic assays
- Immunology, physiology, proteomics
- Agriculture, plant science, plant pathology
- International trade-mark protection and domain names
Further information is available within Intellectual Property.
