Mechanical & Industrial Processes Mechanical and industrial innovations are fundamental to the profitability, and therefore the success of businesses ranging from small start-ups to established international corporations. A thoughtful patent strategy is important to developing and maintaining a unique product identity. Members of the Mechanical & Industrial Processes practice group at Bereskin & Parr work in a wide range of areas such as medical devices, oil and gas exploration and recovery technologies, transportation equipment, building products, water treatment systems, manufacturing technologies such as injection moulding, commercial and retail products such as office furniture and household appliances. Our team is comprised of professionals with diverse educational backgrounds and industry experience, with degrees in mechanical and civil engineering, metallurgy, physics, chemistry and nuclear engineering. Many of our professionals also have multi-disciplinary technical experience, which enables us to more effectively protect inventions that include commercial equipment, consumer products, manufacturing processes, chemical production and products, and oil and gas recovery and processing, in combination with chemical, electrical and electronic aspects. Our clients in this area include many local businesses and major corporations, as well as universities in both North America and overseas. Our Services The following is a list of services that members of our Mechanical & Industrial Processes practice group provide: Preparing and prosecuting patent applications worldwide Providing patentability, validity, and infringement opinions Conducting due diligence investigations Preparing and negotiating licensing agreements Providing strategic advice on intellectual property portfolios Conducting intellectual property audits Enforcing intellectual property rights Recent Articles Québec and Federal Governments can Support Your Innovative Projects January 31, 2020 No Secret, No Remedy: Tips For Preserving Your Trade Secret Rights September 5, 2019 Ghosts and Goblins Beware - Major Changes in Patent Practice in Canada to Take Effect on October 30, 2019 July 22, 2019 ATV Patents Wipe Out at the Federal Court April 2, 2019 One Step Closer to Significant Changes in Canadian Patent Law - CIPO Publishes Revised Version of Amended Patent Rules Bereskin & Parr LLP | bereskinparr.com December 14, 2018 Market Share Used to Establish Sales a Patentee “Could and Would” Have Made but for Infringement: Grenke v DNOW Canada ULC June 12, 2018 Bereskin & Parr LLP | bereskinparr.com All Practice Group members Nicholas Aitken [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Mech. Eng.)(Hons.), J.D. 416.957.1620 Counsel Toronto Denver Bandstra [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), J.D. 416.957.1176 Associate Toronto Stephen Beney [email protected] B.Sc. (Physics) 905.817.6102 Managing Partner Mississauga Brett Benham [email protected] B.Eng. (Civil Eng.) Articling Student Toronto Adam Bierylo [email protected] B.E.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), J.D. 416.957.1621 Associate Mississauga Christopher Bury [email protected] B.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), J.D. 416.957.1174 Associate Toronto Bereskin & Parr LLP | bereskinparr.com Donald M. Cameron [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Eng. Sci.), M.A.Sc. (Aerospace), LL.B. 416.957.1171 Partner Toronto Isi Caulder [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Eng. Sci.), M.A.Sc. (Elec. Eng.), J.D. 416.957.1680 Partner Toronto Noel Courage [email protected] B.Sc. (Biochem.), LL.B. 416.957.1655 Partner Toronto Amy Dam [email protected] B.Sc. (Biomed. Sci.), M.Sc. (Pharm.), LL.B. 514.871.2350 Associate Montréal Ryan De Vries [email protected] B.Sc. (Phys.), J.D. 519.783.3215 Associate Waterloo Region H. Samuel Frost [email protected] B.A. (Eng. Sci.), M.Sc. (Nucl. Eng.) 905.817.6100 Counsel Mississauga Matthew Graff [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Matl. Eng.), LL.B. 905.817.6107 Partner Mississauga Bereskin & Parr LLP | bereskinparr.com Jason Hynes [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), LL.B. 519.783.3214 Partner Waterloo Region Victor Krichker [email protected] B.Sc. (Civil Eng.), LL.B. 416.957.1699 Partner Toronto Dominique Lambert [email protected] B.Sc. (Chem), M.Sc. (Organic Chem) 514.871.2106 Associate Montréal Callum Lootsma [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), J.D. 416.957.1189 Associate Toronto Robert MacFarlane [email protected] B.Eng. (Mech. Eng.), LL.B. 416.957.1616 Counsel Toronto R. Scott MacKendrick [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), LL.B. 416.957.1675 Partner Toronto Bereskin & Parr LLP | bereskinparr.com Ian McMillan [email protected] B.Sc. (Math & Eng.), LL.B., LL.M. 905.817.6103 Partner Mississauga Philip Mendes da Costa [email protected] B.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), LL.B. 416.957.1695 Partner Toronto David Morrison [email protected] B.Eng. (Chem. Eng. and Bioeng.), M.A.Sc. 519.783.3219 (Biomed. Eng.), J.D. Waterloo Region Associate Paige Newman [email protected] Joint B.Eng. (Structural Eng.), J.D. 416.957.6367 Associate Toronto Tony Orsi [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Elec. Eng.), M.A.Sc. (Elec. Eng.), M.B.A. 416.957.1175 Partner Toronto Justin Philpott [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Env. Eng.)(Hons.), M.A.Sc. (Env. Eng.), 416.957.1183 MBA, J.D. Toronto Associate James Raakman [email protected] B.Eng. & Mgmt. (Mech. Eng.), LL.B. 905.817.6105 Partner Mississauga Bereskin & Parr LLP | bereskinparr.com Bhupinder Randhawa [email protected] B.A.Sc. (Comp. Eng.), J.D. 416.957.1630 Partner Toronto Timothy Sinnott [email protected] B.S. (Physics), M.Sc. (Physics), LL.B. 519.783.3212 Partner Waterloo Region Joshua W. Spicer [email protected] B.Eng. (Chem. Eng.), LL.B. 416.957.1649 Partner Toronto Robert Storey [email protected] B.A.Sc., (Metallurgy and Matl. Sci.), LL.B. 514.871.2930 Partner Montréal Bereskin & Parr LLP | bereskinparr.com.