Tom practices intellectual property law with a focus on patent prosecution in the fields of biotechnology and medical devices. Tom acts on behalf of a wide variety of clients including individual entrepreneurs, start-up companies, established business enterprises, universities and local and foreign law firms. He has extensive experience assisting clients in protecting their intellectual property worldwide and managing large patent and trademark portfolios. In addition to biotech subject matter, Tom has acted as patent and trademark counsel for clients in fields as fuel cells, nanotechnology, wastewater treatment, construction materials, consumer products, sporting goods, footwear, and apparel. Tom has particular expertise and experience protecting industrial designs in Canada and elsewhere. He is also very familiar with plant breeders’ rights protection.

Jennifer is an intellectual property lawyer who helps clients develop and manage their intellectual property assets, particularly patents. Her focus is on clients in the life sciences space, including those involved in developing novel medical devices, chemical compositions, biologics and pharmaceuticals. In addition to helping clients build and manage global patent portfolios, Jennifer also provides clients with opinions on issues such as patentability, trademark registrability, and freedom-to-operate. Jennifer has received numerous academic awards over the years, including the Law Society Gold Medal for graduating at the top of her class in 2006 at the University of Victoria, and also received the J. Edward Maybee Memorial prize for earning the highest mark overall on the 2009 patent agent’s qualifying examination.