Are You Ready to Make Your Intellectual Property Your Most Valuable Asset?
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 formidable 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 firm was founded by Christopher Heer, who is a Canadian intellectual property
lawyer, and 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. His 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!
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
We identify protectable designs and obtain design protection in Canada, the United States and elsewhere around the world. More about our Industrial Design services »
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 »
Legal Updates
IAM Strategy 300
September 28, 2023 - Christopher Heer has been recommended as one of the World's Leading IP Strategists in the IAM Strategy 300 2023 guide.
Best Lawyers
August 24, 2023 - Georgina Danzig has been recognized in the 18th Edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada™, for her work in Intellectual Property Law.
IAM Patent 1000 2023
June 27, 2023 - Christopher Heer has been recommended for patent prosecution in the 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals.
IP STARS (Managing IP)
May 18, 2023 - Christopher Heer has been recognized as a Patent Star and Georgina Danzig as a Trademark Star in the 2023 IP Stars rankings.
Recent Work
Representing defendants in industrial design litigation relating to vaping systems
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, fluid technologies, blockchain-related technology, computer networking equipment, children’s products, pet care products, winter outdoor accessories, 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
