Intellectual Property
The umbrella term of "Intellectual Property" essentially encompasses the following matters: trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, trade secrets, Internet and patents. As well as being a lawyer, Robin Mason is a Canadian trade-mark agent. With the exception of patents, he assists clients with all of the above matters. We refer all patent work to other counsel.
We perform the following services in these areas:
Trade-marks
- trade-mark information and advice (including on Internet matters)
- trade-mark searches (Canada)
- trade-mark registerability opinions (Canada)
- drafting and filing trade-mark applications (Canada)
- amending trade-marks
- trade-mark renewals
- trade-mark enforcement & litigation
Copyright
- copyright information and advice (including on Internet matters)
- copyright registrations (Canada)
- copyright enforcement & litigation
Industrial Designs
- industrial design searches (Canada)
- drafting and filing industrial design applications (Canada)
Trade Secrets
- non-disclosure & confidentiality agreements
- employer policies
- employment contracts with copyright and trade secret provisions
