Patents and Industrial Designs Patents and Industrial Designs Lawyers in this team advise inventors and companies active in the field of innovation, including technological, commercial or industrial organizations, on ways in which they can adequately protect their inventions through patents, industrial designs, utility models or other means, both in Canada and internationally. Several members of our team are regularly called upon by various organizations to lecture on these topics at conferences and seminars and many have published papers on the legal aspects of these undertakings. Areas of expertise: Areas of Expertise: Our services include: - Strategic analysis and recommendations to secure international protection for inventions, industrial designs, utility models and know-how; - Managing intellectual property portfolios, including patents, industrial designs and utility models, and handling the registration process; - Confidentiality, non-competition and non-utilization agreements for shareholders, company officers, employees, external consultants and various partners, including potential buyers and funding partners; - Contracts of assignment and waiver of rights as inventors, namely with employees, external consultants and partners; - Patent and know-how licenses; - Technological transfer agreements; - Research and development agreements; - Legal opinions and due diligence on intellectual property, including patents, industrial designs, utility models and know-how.