Alexandra Daoud

Biography

Alexandra Daoud has a background in electrical engineering and practises in the areas of electronics, software, telecommunications and optics. Her areas of experience also include electro-mechanics, business methods and medical devices.

Ms. Daoud prepares patentability, infringement, and validity opinions. She drafts patent applications and prosecutes them directly at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and  the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She also prosecutes patent applications via foreign correspondents at the European Patent Office and other patent offices around the world.

Ms. Daoud assists start-ups with the decision-making process for intellectual property management and has been involved in the due diligence reviews of intellectual property portfolios.

Year of Registration

• Canada (patents) 2004
• United States (patents) 2004

EDUCATION

• B.Eng., Electrical Engineering, McGill University, 2001

Publications

• "Patent Protection and Financial Institutions - Are Opportunities Passing By?" (co-authors: M. McLeod and M.S. Wolfe), ACC Docket (Canadian Briefings), Association of Corporate Counsel, May 2009.
• "An International Balancing Act: Drafting a Single Patent Application for Multiple Jurisdictions," Intellectual Asset Management, August 2008.
• Ms. Daoud has also been a contributor to the IEEE Canadian Review magazine.

Memberships and Activities

• Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Associate, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)