David H.
Takagawa*

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B.Sc. (Microbiology)

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* Practicing through a Law Corporation

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David assists clients to protect their valuable innovations with practical, strategic advice. He has over 20 years of experience in obtaining domestic and foreign patent protection for his clients and managing their patent portfolios. His patent practice includes the life sciences, renewable energy, agriculture, lighting, construction, and general mechanical inventions. Clients also seek his advice on intellectual property transfers, as well as protection of trademarks and designs.

David was an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia where he taught trademarks law from 2013 to 2018. David has contributed to his profession by serving on numerous committees of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, as well as presenting to fellow legal professionals on various intellectual property topics through the Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.  Before his law career, David worked at local and global biotechnology companies where his research spanned from peptide antibiotics to lipid regulating therapeutics. David finished among the top ten students in his law school graduating class, and later served as a law clerk at the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

Representative Matters

  • Patent counsel to a local biotechnology from the development to sale of its IP portfolio relating to a novel therapeutic to a multinational pharmaceutical company.
  • Patent and Design counsel to a local lighting technology company from the development to sale of its IP portfolio relating to novel LED luminaire technologies and designs to a multinational lighting products company.
  • Patent and trademark counsel to a rapidly expanding local agricultural chemicals company
  • Trademark counsel to local commercial and residential property developers.

Associations

  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)

Speaking Engagements

  • “Trademarks, Copyright, Patents and More”, Small Business BC, Vancouver
    September 23, 2016
  • “Intellectual Property Fundamentals”, Small Business BC, Vancouver
    November 20, 2015
  • “Intangible Business Assets – Protecting & Using Patents & Designs”, CLE-TV, Vancouver
    October 27, 2015
  • “Business Basics, Intellectual Property”, Continuing Legal Education BC, Vancouver
    October 3, 2013