Are You Ready to Make Your Intellectual Property Your Most Valuable Asset?

Heer Law™ is a Toronto-based intellectual property law firm dedicated to helping businesses grow and profit through intellectual property law, intellectual property litigation, patent agent and trademark agent services. We know any business can be made better by intellectual property and we work with you to figure out how.

We help businesses reach their full potential through effective acquisition, management, use and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Our services will help you protect and develop your intellectual property into highly valuable business and financial assets. When your intellectual property rights are infringed, we help you stop the infringer and obtain monetary compensation for the infringements. And if you are alleged to infringe, we help you defend and counter the allegations.
Our IP law firm was founded by Christopher Heer, who is a Canadian intellectual property lawyer, a registered patent agent and registered trademark agent in Canada and the United States. He is noted for excellence in advising on intellectual property matters relating to information technology and is a patent lawyer designated by the Law Society of Ontario as a certified specialist in patent law. He and our team of highly qualified lawyers and agents are here to help you with all of your intellectual property needs.

Investing in your intellectual property is an investment in your success. Schedule an initial telephone appointment to let us help you turn your ideas into assets!
PATENT

We assess the patentability of new innovations, prepare and file patent applications, and advise on patent strategy and infringement issues. More about our Patent services »

TRADEMARK

We help you determine if trademarks are available to adopt and use and help you obtain trademark protection in Canada and abroad. More about our Trademark services »

IP LITIGATION

We help you stop your competitors from infringing your intellectual property rights as well as defeat infringement claims made against you. More about our IP Litigation services »

COPYRIGHT

We advise on all types of copyright issues and have the requisite technical expertise to analyze software and other digital works. More about our Copyright services »

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

We identify protectable designs and obtain design protection in Canada, the United States and elsewhere around the world. More about our Industrial Design services »

IP AGREEMENT

We draft and advise on assignments and licences of intellectual property rights, as well as joint ownership and non-disclosure agreements. More about our IP Agreement services »

Updates

IP Stars 2025
May 30, 2025 - Georgina Danzig has again been recommended as a Trademark Star in Canada and Christopher Heer has again been recommended as a Patent Star in Canada in IP Stars 2025 by Managing IP.

IAM Patent 1000 2025
May 29, 2025 - Christopher Heer has again been recommended for Patent Prosecution in Canada in the IAM Patent 1000 for 2025.

Benchmark Litigation
May 1, 2025 - Georgina Danzig has again been recommended as a Litigation Star for Intellectual Property in Ontario by Benchmark Litigation.

Recent Work

Representing a plaintiff in trade secret litigation relating to gift card displays

Representing a plaintiff in patent litigation relating to preparing burnt meat

Preparing, filing and prosecuting United States, Canadian and PCT patent applications relating to quantum computing, neural networks, computer vision, secure financial transactions, encryption, language processing, circuits, building-integrated solar technologies, and health care products

Preparing, filing and prosecuting Canadian trademark applications relating to goods and services in health and wellness, cannabis, building, design and construction, mobile and cloud-based software, educational products, wedding and baby, fintech, gourmet foods, clothing, oil, gas and mining