Patents
Our patent lawyers and registered Canadian and US patent agents help startups and technology companies turn inventions into valuable assets. Whether the goal is to attract investment, extract value, enable collaboration or clear space to operate, we identify what is patentable, file in Canada, the US and internationally, and protect your claim.
Patent Services
Efficiently protect your IP with our strategic patent services.
IP Portfolio Audit and Record
Intangible IP often creates definition and ownership uncertainty. We identify, scope, and record each IP asset to provide visibility and control in IP development. This simple foundational exercise is the first step to establishing an operational IP portfolio and strategy.
Knockout, Prior Art, or Patentability Search
Patentability is a complex issue and our registered patent agents are here to assist. Our expert analysis satisfies funding and investment due diligence and avoids abandoning valuable opportunities by distinguishing your technology over identified references.
Applications and Prosecution
Patents should be a value add, not a legal spend. From filing through grant (and beyond) our patent agents and lawyers leverage Oziel Law’s visibility of each client's corporate and IP operations combined with tailored IP landscapes & competitive intelligence to optimally position applications.
Maintenance and Monitoring
Our support does not end upon grant. We ensure that patents stay active and monitor activity for any potential infringement or collaboration opportunities. We also provide oppositional support to obstruct encroaching applications from ever being granted.
Enforcement
At Oziel Law our patent lawyers are ready to respond quickly and decisively to any identified infringement. We work with our clients to determine the best approach and purposefully execute to secure IP interests.
Technologies We Can Help You Patent
Mechanical/ Electrical Devices
The perfect balance of power and motion.
Automotive and Aerospace
Cars, planes, boats, and even rockets. Anything that gets you from point A to B.
Communications
Space and ground based hardware and network systems.
Computers & Software
The invention behind the program.
Manufacturing
Providing efficiencies in production.
Clean Energy and Materials
Fueling and building a sustainable future at the finest level.
FinTech
Revolutionizing the way we do business.
Your Technology
Based on our broad engineering experience.
The Patent Registration Process in Canada and the US
There are many different paths to file a patent application. Our approach is highly adaptable to each client’s situation starting from this basic timeline.
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Initial Filing
Secure your priority date. We provide robust initial filings to establish early protection with the flexibility to continue to build out the inventive concept.
1-Year
Formalization
18-Mths
Publication
The patent office will publish your application. This is often the point at which prosecution and some protections begin.
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Prosecution
Our patent agents work with the patent office to advance your application balancing protection interests with your application goals. Working with our network of foreign patent agents, we also provide efficient path to broad international protection.
2-3 Yrs
Grant
Your patent issues. We keep it in force and monitor for infringement.
Get in Touch
Tell us about your invention. A patent lawyer or registered patent agent will get back to you.
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