Intellectual Property

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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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Pia-Lauren Reece, PhD

Patent Agent | Associate

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Peter W. McBurney, P.Eng.

Senior Advisor

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

Our 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 thrives on the challenge of figuring out how best to claim, strengthen and protect her clients’ inventions in order to create a strateg...

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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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Erica’s aptitude for grasping the technicalities of emerging innovations helps her draft strong patent applications for her clients, strategical...

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Erica L. Lowthers, PhD

Patent Agent | Partner

elowthers@airdmcburney.com

T 416.865.4717 T 416.865.4717

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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

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Trent Horne has been guiding clients to successful resolution of intellectual property disputes for 20 years.

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L.E. Trent Horne

Partner

Associate

lveregin@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3073 T 416.865.3073

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 Feb 06, 2015 City Water Successfully Defeats Opposition to VIRGIN WATER Trade-Mark

Representative Matters Dec 19, 2013 Hand Sanitizer Patent Lawsuit Gets Green Light

Recent Developments

News Firm News Feb 16, 2021 Aird & Berlis Trademark Practice and Practitioners Recognized in 2021 WTR 1000

News Firm News Jan 13, 2021 Tim Lowman Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2021

Events Sep 22, 2020 The Science of Psychedelics: How Law & Science Support the Sector CPD Information: 1 Substantive Hour for Lawyers

Publications Article Sep 09, 2020 What the Choueifaty Decision Means for Software Patents in Canada

News Firm News Aug 27, 2020 65 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021

Publications Article Jul 17, 2020 The Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s COVID-19 Response

News Firm News Jun 16, 2020 Aird & Berlis | Aird & McBurney Recognized in IAM Patent 1000

News Firm News Jun 11, 2020 Aird & Berlis Lawyers Named in Lexpert Special Edition on Agribusiness and Cannabis

Publications Article May 14, 2020 Doing Business in Canada - Spring 2020

News Firm News May 01, 2020 Aird & Berlis Partners Recognized as IP STARS by Managing Intellectual Property

News Firm News Apr 26, 2020 World Intellectual Property Day 2020

News Firm News Apr 24, 2020 Aird & Berlis Recognized in 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Events Feb 26, 2020 Black Tech Innovators: Finding Success Within the Industry CPD Information: 1 Hour of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for Lawyers

Events Jan 30, 2020 Cannabis 2.0 - An Overview of Edibles, Topicals & Extracts CPD Information: 1 Substantive Hour for Lawyers

News Firm News Jul 11, 2019 Pia-Lauren Reece Has Success with Patent Agent Examinations

Blog Posts

Insights TheSpotlight Apr 08, 2021 Planet of the APIs: U.S. Supreme Court Rules Google’s Use of Java APIs in Android Is Fair Use

Insights TheSpotlight Feb 26, 2021 The 411 on File Wrapper Estoppel in Canada

Insights TheSpotlight Dec 14, 2020 The Swiss Shield: A Trademark Registration Is a Defence to Damages Even if Later Invalidated

Insights StartupSource Nov 17, 2020 Aird & Berlis/Aird & McBurney Continue Sponsorship in Support of Startup Growth

Insights TheSpotlight Sep 22, 2020 The Federal Court of Appeal Upholds $640 Million Accounting of Profits Award for Patent Infringement

Insights TheSpotlight Aug 05, 2020 Monsanto V. Schmeiser 20 Years Later: The Answer Wasn’t Blowin’ in the Wind

Insights TheSpotlight Jun 16, 2020 Aird & Berlis | Aird & McBurney Recognized in IAM Patent 1000

Insights TheSpotlight Apr 30, 2020 Aird & Berlis Partners Recognized as IP STARS by Managing Intellectual Property

Insights TheSpotlight Apr 29, 2020 Federal Court Grants Interlocutory Injunction Restraining Cease and Desist Letters

Insights TheSpotlight Apr 09, 2020 Dark Horse Comes in Just at the Wire! A Music Copyright Analysis

Insights TheSpotlight Apr 07, 2020 Retrograde in Taurus: Ninth Circuit Upholds Judgment That Stairway to Heaven Did Not Infringe Taurus

Insights TheSpotlight Feb 28, 2020 The Supreme Court of Canada’s Clarifies Standard of Review for Trademark Appeals

Insights TheSpotlight Feb 14, 2020 Aird & Berlis Trademark Practice and Practitioners Recognized in WTR 1000

Insights TheSpotlight Oct 15, 2019 Canada’s New Patent Regime: CIPO’s Eleventh Hour Guidance

Insights TheSpotlight Oct 09, 2019 Unwrapping File Wrapper Estoppel: Federal Court Considers Admissibility of Prosecution History Under New Section 53.1

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