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Richard Mar

Partner
Patent Agent (Canada/US) ‎
Trade-mark Agent (Canada)‎
About

Richard Mar practises all aspects of acquisition, transfer and protection of intellectual ‎property rights with a concentration on patent counselling and prosecution‎.‎ Richard is admitted to the bar in British Columbia, Ontario and New York and is a member of the Canadian ‎Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Richard assists clients with patentability and infringement opinions, drafting licensing agreements, and ‎enforcing intellectual property rights. He is highly skilled in drafting and prosecuting patent applications and ‎developing a global...

Richard Mar practises all aspects of acquisition, transfer and protection of intellectual ‎property rights with a concentration on patent counselling and prosecution‎.‎ Richard is admitted to the bar in British Columbia, Ontario and New York and is a member of the Canadian ‎Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Richard assists clients with patentability and infringement opinions, drafting licensing agreements, and ‎enforcing intellectual property rights. He is highly skilled in drafting and prosecuting patent applications and ‎developing a global patent filing strategy for clients in a wide variety of technology areas including computer software and hardware, artificial intelligence, financial technologies (business methods/blockchain), virtualization technology, electrical products and integrated circuits, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes, medical devices, and mechanical fields. He has drafted hundreds of patent applications for ‎clients ranging from sole inventors to large multinational corporations with well-established patent ‎programs. He also has experience in assisting clients with enforcement of their intellectual property rights ‎in Canada and internationally. ‎

Richard is a member of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents.  He is presently a member of the Board of Examiners responsible for administering the 2023 Patent Agent Qualification Exam.

In addition, Richard is an active member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC). He is an instructor for ‎IPIC’s Patent Agent Training Course and trains the next generation of patent agents. In the past, he was the Chair ‎of the Young Practitioner’s ‎Committee overseeing multiple subcommittees to further the mandate ‎of the committee by ‎providing networking opportunities, professional development webinars, and ‎establishing outreach ‎programs to raise awareness of IP to students and young practitioners.

Bar admissionsBritish Columbia, 2010New York, 2010Ontario, 2011

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented Multi Access Limited to defend a trademark expungement appeal before the Federal Court.‎
  • Advised Martinrea International Inc. in the acquisition of a patent portfolio from Effenco Development ‎Inc. and continued prosecution and maintenance of the portfolio.‎
  • Advised and managed patent portfolio for machine learning startup, Wrnch Inc.,that was eventually ‎acquired by Hinge Healt...
  • Represented Multi Access Limited to defend a trademark expungement appeal before the Federal Court.‎
  • Advised Martinrea International Inc. in the acquisition of a patent portfolio from Effenco Development ‎Inc. and continued prosecution and maintenance of the portfolio.‎
  • Advised and managed patent portfolio for machine learning startup, Wrnch Inc.,that was eventually ‎acquired by Hinge Health, Inc.‎
  • Acted for Wenco International Mining Systems in its acquisition of the business wearables assets and intellectual property relating to ‎SmartCap Technologies Pty Ltd.‎
  • Developed a patent filing strategy to create value for a local Computer Learning startup that was ‎eventually bought by one of the largest tech companies in the world.‎
  • Advised a financial services corporation on IP matters as part of patent committee to identify potential ‎inventions as well as to identify risks from competitor patent portfolios.‎
  • Represented several major fashion designers to enforce trademark rights against infringers.
  • Represented client’s successful defense (with a UK firm) of its patent ownership. The Intellectual ‎Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”) ruled in favour of PCK IP Lawyers’ client and decided it was entitled ‎to the ownership of its PCT Application. Citation Number: [2019] EWHC 1302 (IPEC).‎
Languages
  • English
Education
  • J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, ‎‎2009‎
  • M.Sc., (Physics), University of ‎British Columbia, 2004‎
  • B.Sc.,  (Combined Honours Physics ‎and Chemistry), University of British ‎Columbia, 2001‎

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Law Society of Ontario, 2011‎
  • Law Society of British Columbia, 2010‎
  • New York State Bar, 2010‎
  • College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents
  • Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
  • Canadian Bar Association

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Location

Toronto
Bay Adelaide - Centre West Tower Suite 5100 - 333 Bay Street
Toronto
Ontario
M5H 2R2
Canada
Calgary
Suite 1000, Livingston Place West 250 2nd St SW
Calgary
Alberta
T2P 0C1
Canada