Ip Innovation Clinic

Our clients are individuals or start-up companies who do not have the resources to hire a lawyer, patent agent, or other advisors. The Innovation Clinic operates year-round and offers various forms IP and commercialization assistance. The Innovation Clinic services may include IP consultations, preliminary freedom-to-operate information, and IP clearance search work in the following areas: Reviewing basic issues in business transactions involving intellectual property, Patent searches and prior art searches, Trade-mark searches, Agreement review (Internal, Contractor, License, etc.), Application drafting and/or review, Other tasks as assigned and supervised by the supervising lawyer. The IP Innovation Clinic receives financial support from Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON), an agency of the Government of Ontario.