Intellectual Property
Your intellectual property assets—such as your trademarks, copyrights, and innovations—represent much more than simple rights: they are strategic assets that contribute to the value and growness you have built.
Our team helps you protect, maximize the value of, and defend your intellectual property, taking into account your business activities, your objectives, and the challenges specific to your industry. From identifying and protecting your rights to exploiting them and defending them in the event of infringement or counterfeiting, our attorneys put their expertise to work for your interests.
Our Intellectual Property Legal Services
Our professionals assist you in managing, optimizing, and protecting your intellectual property—both in Canada and abroad—through an extensive network of contacts and correspondents, whether your company is private or public, for-profit or nonprofit, a startup or well-established.
Our team of attorneys and agents specializing in intellectual property assists you in various areas, including the following legal services:
Trademarks & Copyrights
- Management, optimization, and protection of trademarks in Canada and abroad
- Copyright protection in Canada and abroad
- Representation before CIPO by trademark agents registered with the College of Patent and Trademark Agents (CABAMC)
- Trademark monitoring service in Canada
- Transfer and Assignment of Trademarks and Copyrights
Commercial Agreements Relating to Intellectual Property
- Drafting and negotiating marketing or product and/or service development agreements
- Drafting and negotiating licensing or usage agreements
- Drafting and negotiating technology transfer agreements
Litigation and Disputes
- Advice and representation regarding confusion and misappropriation of trademarks and trade names
- Representation before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s (CIPO) Trademark Opposition Board (COMC)
- Representation before the Quebec Registrar of Enterprises
- Representation before domain name arbitration tribunals
- Representation before common law courts (Superior Court and Federal Court)
Compliance and French Language
- Assistance with the implementation of French-language adoption plans
- Representation in response to complaints filed by the Office québécois de la langue française (compliance with public signage requirements)
Choosing Stein Monast means:
Surrounding yourself with professionals who are experts in every aspect of an intellectual property protection strategy.
Our team of attorneys specialized in intellectual property is also supported by other practice areas within our firm, particularly in the areas of privacy protection or in litigation and dispute resolution.
Our expertise in intellectual property is also recognized by the Best Law Firms directory as one of the best in the region.
