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.