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Aird & McBurney LP is a leading Canadian intellectual property boutique firm with an internationally-renowned reputation. Aird & McBurney works in union with Aird & Berlis to secure Canadian and worldwide protection and provide IP rights enforcement. Our clients benefit from the integration of agency and legal services within a single, full-service legal organization.

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Lola A. Bartoszewicz, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner
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Kimberly A. McManus, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner
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Kitt Sinden, M.Sc.

Patent Agent | Partner
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Tony Sabeta, B.Eng.

Patent Agent | Partner
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Erica L. Lowthers, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner
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SuMei Cheung, P.Eng.

Patent Agent | Senior Associate
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Pia-Lauren Reece, PhD

Patent Agent Trainee | Associate

Our Clients

Our clients’ interests span a wide range of industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, IT, telecoms, financial services, electronics, materials, manufacturing, life sciences, medtech, pharmaceuticals, media and aviation.

  • Startups & Scale-ups
  • Overseas attorney firms
  • Fortune 100 companies
  • Universities & TTOs
  • Venture Capitalists
  • Solo inventors
  • Hospitals
  • Research Institutions

Services

Our technical depth allows us to offer unparalleled services in:

  • Preparing patent applications
  • Patent filing and prosecution in Canada and worldwide
  • Prior art searching
  • Patentability, infringement and validity opinions
  • Preparing licences, assignments, security interests
  • Performing patent audits
  • Devising patent strategies and portfolio management
  • Due diligence in commercial transactions

Contacts

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Lola is a registered patent agent in Canada and the Unites States, with a PhD in clinical biochemistry from the University of Toronto.

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Lola A. Bartoszewicz, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner

lbartoszewicz@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4708 T 416.865.4708

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Kimberly is a leading voice in the patent agent community.

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Kimberly A. McManus, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner

kmcmanus@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4702 T 416.865.4702

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With an extensive science background and industry experience at a multinational pharmaceutical company, Kitt has established himself as a leading pate...

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Kitt Sinden, M.Sc.

Patent Agent | Partner

ksinden@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4706 T 416.865.4706

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Tony represents clients in a variety of high-technology industries, and has extensive patent prosecution experience in the fields of software, hardwar...

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Tony Sabeta, B.Eng.

Patent Agent | Partner

tsabeta@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.7711 T 416.865.7711

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Tim Lowman is known as a client-centric, forward- thinking, detail-oriented and personable lawyer. Clients and colleagues consistently recommend him f...

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Timothy M. Lowman

Partner

tlowman@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7715 T 416.865.7715

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Grant is focused on determining the most effective solutions to clients' business, licensing and intellectual property issues.

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R. Grant Cansfield

Partner

gcansfield@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7741 T 416.865.7741

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Ken is driven to help his clients resolve their problems, particularly the ones for which it seems there is no answer. 

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Ken Clark

Partner

kclark@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.4736 T 416.865.4736

Group Members

Paige Backman

Partner

pbackman@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7700 T 416.865.7700

Lola A. Bartoszewicz, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner

lbartoszewicz@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4708 T 416.865.4708

R. Grant Cansfield

Partner

gcansfield@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7741 T 416.865.7741

SuMei Cheung, P.Eng.

Patent Agent | Senior Associate

smcheung@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4147 T 416.865.4147

Ken Clark

Partner

kclark@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.4736 T 416.865.4736

Patrick Copeland

Partner

pcopeland@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3969 T 416.865.3969

Peter K. Czegledy

Partner

pczegledy@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7749 T 416.865.7749

L.E. Trent Horne

Partner

thorne@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3428 T 416.865.3428

Donald B. Johnston

Partner

djohnston@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3072 T 416.865.3072

John J. Longo

Partner

jlongo@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7785 T 416.865.7785

Timothy M. Lowman

Partner

tlowman@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7715 T 416.865.7715

Erica L. Lowthers, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner

elowthers@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4717 T 416.865.4717

Peter W. McBurney, P.Eng.

Senior Advisor

pmcburney@airdmcburney.com

T 416.863.1500 T 416.863.1500

Kimberly A. McManus, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner

kmcmanus@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4702 T 416.865.4702

Jessica Millar

Associate

jmillar@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3962 T 416.865.3962

Pia-Lauren Reece, PhD

Patent Agent Trainee | Associate

preece@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.3061 T 416.865.3061

Jesse Rosensweet

Associate

jrosensweet@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3063 T 416.865.3063

Tony Sabeta, B.Eng.

Patent Agent | Partner

tsabeta@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.7711 T 416.865.7711

Kitt Sinden, M.Sc.

Patent Agent | Partner

ksinden@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4706 T 416.865.4706

David Takenaka

Partner

dtakenaka@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3439 T 416.865.3439

Donald L. West

Partner

dwest@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.7737 T 416.865.7737

We represent Fortune 100 companies in the life sciences, food and beverage, entertainment, media, sports and communications, energy and mining sectors, in addition to the electrical, mechanical, biomedical, computer engineering and software development industries. Our clients also include individuals, startups, universities, hospitals and research institutions.

Members of our IP team are involved in many industry organizations, including:

  • Advocates’ Society
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
  • Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS)
  • Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
  • Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
  • International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Licensing Executives Society (LES)
  • Life Sciences Ontario (LSO)
  • Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)

    Representative Matters

    Representative Matters Jan 18, 2018 Baylin Technologies Inc. Completes Acquisition of Radio Frequency and Microwave Divisions of Advantech Wireless Inc.
    Representative Matters May 26, 2017 Cheticamp Fisheries Completes Sale to Quebec-Based Private Equity Firm
    Representative Matters Apr 10, 2017 Trevali Mining Corporation Signs Agreement to Purchase Glencore's Rosh Pinah and Perkoa Zinc Mines and Completes $265 Million Bought-Deal Financing
    Representative Matters Oct 19, 2016 Shahid Khan Acquires Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
    Representative Matters Dec 08, 2015 GreenSpace Brands Inc. Completes Acquisition of Love Child (Brands) Inc. and Private Placement
    Representative Matters Feb 06, 2015 City Water Successfully Defeats Opposition to VIRGIN WATER Trade-Mark
    Representative Matters Aug 15, 2014 A&B Assists International Law Firm with Potential Expansion into Canada
    Representative Matters Jun 10, 2014 Mr. X Inc. Sold to Technicolor
    Representative Matters Jan 13, 2014 A&B Acts For Haggar Clothing Co. in Acquisition of Tribal Sportswear
    Representative Matters Dec 19, 2013 Hand Sanitizer Patent Lawsuit Gets Green Light

    Recent Developments

    Publications Article Dec 04, 2018 Doing Business in Canada - September 2018
    Publications Article Nov 02, 2018 Canada’s New Industrial Design Act and Industrial Design Regulations Come into Force on November 5, 2018
    Publications Oct 01, 2018 DEA Reschedules CBD-Containing Epidiolex as a Schedule V Drug
    Publications Article Sep 05, 2018 Cannabis Promotion: Seller Beware
    Events May 03, 2018 Protecting Your Intellectual Property During the Cannabis Boom Archive Now Available!
    Events Sep 27, 2017 Growing Your 'Cannabusiness': From Seeds to the Stock Exchange Archive Now Available!
    Publications Article Jun 21, 2017 Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: The Cannabis Industry’s Race to the Patent Office
    Events Jun 08, 2017 Securing Intellectual Property Rights: Why Protect Your Inventions and Designs? Archive Now Available!
    Events Apr 20, 2017 Intellectual Property: Avoiding the Pitfalls Archive Now Available!
    Events Feb 09, 2017 Canadian Pharma Update: Patent Law and Practice Archive Now Available!
    Publications Newsletter Nov 28, 2014 Ten Common Intellectual Property Mistakes Startups Make

    Blog Posts

    Insights TheSpotlight Dec 05, 2018 The Imminent Arrival of File Wrapper Estoppel in Canada
    Insights TheSpotlight Nov 19, 2018 What Do You Mean I Don’t Own My Own Logo? A parable for many business owners on how to make sure you actually own the logo you have used for years
    Insights TheSpotlight Nov 12, 2018 Will the EU Copyright Directive Break the Internet?
    Insights TheSpotlight Nov 07, 2018 IP Budget 2018 – Changes to Canada’s IP laws
    Insights TheSpotlight Oct 16, 2018 Get into the Octave-gon with the New MMA
    Insights TheSpotlight Oct 02, 2018 Court of Appeal Sends “Stairway to Heaven” Back to Trial
    Insights TheSpotlight Oct 01, 2018 Big Changes Coming to Canadian Patents When USMCA Replaces NAFTA
    Insights TheSpotlight Aug 24, 2018 First Cannabis-Related Patent Infringement Case Filed in the United States
    Insights TheSpotlight Aug 22, 2018 The Dangers of Discount Patent Services - You Get What You Pay For
    Insights TheSpotlight Aug 15, 2018 The Ultimate Blockchain Patent Teardown Why blockchain applications are patent-eligible
    Insights TheSpotlight Jul 19, 2018 The Value of a Copyrighted Photograph Is Not Necessarily in the Eye of the Beholder
    Insights TheSpotlight Jun 19, 2018 GDPR Now in Force Has Worldwide Reach
    Insights TheSpotlight Jun 18, 2018 Quebec Court Denies Exclusive Use Of Geographic Location in Car Dealership’s Name
    Insights TheSpotlight May 15, 2018 Certificates of Supplementary Protection for Canadian Pharmaceutical Patents
    Insights TheSpotlight Apr 26, 2018 World Intellectual Property Day 2018 Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity

    Related Areas of Expertise

    Corporate Transactions
    Intellectual Property Litigation
    Licensing & Technology Transfer
    Patents & Industrial Designs
    Startups & Emerging Companies
    Trademarks & Branding