Nelligan O'Brien Payne recognizes that adequate protection of IP is paramount for companies and individuals. Technically trained in diverse disciplines and coupled with advanced academic credentials, our Intellectual Property Practice Group offers clients a wide range of comprehensive services including the Quadruple A:

IP Acquisition: Assessment and procurement of patents, trade-marks, industrial designs, integrated circuit designs and trade secrets before the Canadian IP tribunals as well as the federal courts.

IP Application: Advising, negotiating, preparing and managing licensing and technology transfer agreements, franchise contracts and non-disclosure agreements.

IP Administration: Litigating IP infringement and impeachment actions, passing off, unfair competition and breach of confidence actions, including effective use of Alternative Dispute Resolutions.

IP Agency: Safeguarding the proprietary interests of foreign clients in securing and protecting their IP rights in Canada through all of the above services.

Our IP group utilizes strategic approaches to provide creative and cost-effective solutions for our local, national and international clients. Together with Nelligan O'Brien Payne's other legal professionals, we excel in rendering responsive legal advice and services to companies and investors on the development and management of their IP portfolios.