Construction
Overview
Team
Publications
The Construction and Real Estate Development industry is a rapidly evolving and competitive space. Innovation in this sector is driven by pressure to create buildings with better energy efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and improved safety characteristics, all while reducing costs and build time. Companies in the construction industry need help analyzing the commercial viability of their innovations and assessing options to protect any intellectual property. It is important to work with a lawyer who can provide practical advice to optimize the scope of intellectual property protection for your construction related company.
Oyen Wiggs lawyers assist clients in the construction industry with protecting many different types of intellectual property relevant to their businesses. Our in-depth services include obtaining patent and industrial design registrations, conducting trademark searches, obtaining trademark registrations, enforcing trademark rights, and advising clients on contractual matters such as licenses and transfers of brand rights.
With a broad array of construction industry expereince, our lawyers have helped clients to evaluate and secure intellectual property protection for modular building systems, log home designs, access panels, window component extrusions, ceiling panels, concrete form work, handheld tools, railings, insulation and sound proof panels, radon gas management, ventilation systems, and more.
Practice Contact(s)
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Hilton Sue
PartnerElectrical Engineering -
Todd Rattray
PartnerB.A.Sc. (Engineering Physics (Electronics))
Team Members
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Craig Ash
PartnerB.Sc. (Chemistry) -
Thomas Bailey
PartnerB.Sc. (Cellular Biology) -
Nicholas Garner
PartnerB.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering -
Mihaela Hutanu
Trademark Agent -
Roni Jones
PartnerB.A.Sc. (Materials Engineering) -
George Kondor KC
PartnerB.Sc. (Physiology) -
Garth Leslie
AssociateB.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) -
Gavin Manning
CounselM.Sc. (Physics) -
David McGruder
PartnerB.Sc. (Chemistry) -
James Nottingham
AssociateB.A.Sc. Chemical Engineering -
Paul Smith
PartnerB.Eng (Electrical) -
David Takagawa
PartnerB.Sc. (Microbiology)
Publications
- Trade Secrets 101
- Registrability of Geographical Place Names as Trademarks in Canada
- GPPH: More Than a Two Lane (Patent Prosecution) Highway
- New top-level domains are coming to a browser near you – how to protect your trademark in view of these changes
- Choosing a new trademark: It’s all about being distinctive, distinctive, distinctive!
- Apple v. Samsung and the importance of design registration
- Prometheus v. Mayo: A Setback for Diagnostic Method Patents in the US?
- Invention disclosure and patent grace periods: How disclosing your invention before filing a patent application can severely limit your ability to obtain a patent