This month the Chamber is proud to highlight Bereskin & Parr LLP .
I know you will enjoy reading about them.

Cheers, Ian


BERESKIN & PARR DOTS THE "I" IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Since 2003, the Bereskin & Parr office here in the Region of Waterloo has established itself as the area's largest Intellectual Property (IP) firm. In fact, they are the only IP specialty firm in the Region. Strictly speaking, that's all they do.

Proudly protecting clients' IP assets for more than 50 years, their stellar reputation extends throughout Bereskin & Parr's four offices which include Waterloo, Toronto, Mississauga, and Montreal. With more than 70 lawyers and patent/trademark agents, the firm is considered to be among the best IP firms in Canada, with dedicated expertise in trademarks, patents and litigation.

Here in the Region, partners Tim Sinnott and Jason Hynes are much more than lawyers. Sinnott has his Bachelor and Masters in Physics while Hynes has his Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering.  While Sinnott works on patents and trademarks, Hynes focuses mainly on patents, from prosecution through to litigation. Their involvement in the community includes Sinnott's long-time membership in the Christian Legal Fellowship as an executive on the board of directors, and Hynes's role as Chair of the Trade and IP Policy Committee for the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.

The other four lawyers in the firm are James Hinton, a mechanical engineer and trustee with the Waterloo Law Association, Maria Wei, an electrical engineer, David Morrison, a chemical and biomedical engineer, and Elizabeth Afolabi, a trademark specialist. This hybrid combination of legal and technical expertise provides a unique understanding and insight into their clients' business that sets Bereskin & Parr apart from other firms in the Region. The team also routinely draw on other technical experts from the firm's other offices.

From ideas and inventions to product launches, Bereskin & Parr's clients range from large corporations and manufacturers to local start-ups in the ever growing high tech sector. With an eye to the future, a Bereskin & Parr lawyer is onsite once a week at Communitech as part of the ProSquad, a group of professionals who are on hand to answer questions and provide direction to start-ups and SMEs.

For those businesses interested in learning more about the many facets of intellectual property law, Bereskin & Parr will be conducting a breakfast seminar for businesses in the Region on Wednesday April 19 at Whistle Bear Golf Club. Topics will range from software patents to trademarks, identifying IP needs, and tools that are available for businesses to better understand and protect their IP.

For more information, contact Bereskin & Parr by calling
 519-783-3210 (Toll-free 1-888-364-7311)
 
Timothy Sinnott, Partner and Head of the Waterloo Region office 519.783.3212 tsinnott@bereskinparr.com
Jason Hynes, Partner 519.783.3214 jhynes@bereskinparr.com



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