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I am a
partner in the intellectual property group at Borden Ladner
Gervais, a leading full-service Canadian
national law firm. Working in BLG's Ottawa office, I specialize in securing
patent protection in Canada, the United States and worldwide for inventions
and designs in the electrical and mechanical engineering, high-tech and cleantech areas. I work
with companies and inventors to protect their R&D investment by
obtaining, assessing and/or enforcing patent protection. With over
12 years of experience, including 3 years as a Senior Canadian Patent
Examiner, I work with CEOs, corporate counsel, inventors and managers and
advise on IP strategy that is in line with clients' business strategies. I provide
strategic advice on portfolio management, and draft and prosecute patent and
industrial design applications in Canada, the United States, and
internationally. I also provide IP audits and advise on patentability,
infringement and validity. I
graduated with honours with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in
Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, with a double specialization
in communications and microwaves. After working for a local engineering
consulting firm, I joined the patent examination staff of the Canadian
Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). At CIPO,
I examined patent applications relating to emerging Internet and wireless
technologies, data switching networks, fiber optic
networks, and related protocols, architectures, software and hardware. As a
Senior Patent Examiner, I trained junior examiners in patent examination
procedures, practices and techniques and made innovative contributions to
both policy and resource projects in the Patent Branch. As a
partner at Borden Ladner Gervais,
I work diligently on behalf of clients in securing patent protection for
their inventions, utilizing my knowledge of current developments in Canadian,
United States and worldwide patent practice and my experience with the
evolving trends in the patenting of emerging technologies. I am a licensed
Professional Engineer in Ontario. I
became a registered Canadian patent agent in 2002,
and a registered United States patent agent in 2003. I am
fluently bilingual (English and French) and can communicate in Arabic. I am a
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), the American Intellectual
Property Law Association (AIPLA), l’Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle
(AIPPI), and Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF). If you
are interested in learning about my life outside of the business realm,
please visit my personal website at http://curtis.behmann.ca. |
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