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Jason Hynes

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Jason Hynes

Principal
  • Smart & Biggar LP
Language(s): English | French

As a lawyer, patent agent, and trademark agent, he provides practical business focused advice to his clients on all aspects of IP, with a particular focus on strategic patent filings and global enforcement for small and medium sized entities. He also advises on trademark matters and licensing issues.

Jason completed his mechanical engineering degree at the University of Waterloo, worked in mechanical design in the automotive sector and subsequently in electronics manufacturing.

Jason is an Adjunct Professor at Western University in the Faculty of Law where he regularly teaches courses on Advanced Intellectual Property and Advanced Patent Law. He has won several teaching awards in this role.

Jason has served on various advisory committees in the intellectual property field, including on the board of directors of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), and on the Registration Committee for the College of Patent and Trademark Agents (CPATA). He is currently serving on the Executive Committee of IPIC as Secretary.

Qualifications

  • News
  • Speaking
  • Industry Involvement
  • Practical Insights on IP Government Funding, November 29, 2023
  • Introduction to Intellectual Property: Theoretical Frameworks, September 22-24, 2022
  • Crossing the IP Funding Gap, June 24, 2021
  • IP Economics: What You and Your Investors Need to Know About IP, March 3, 2021
  • Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law for Emerging Clients, October 29, 2020
  • Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law for Emerging Clients, October 29, 2020
  • 12th Annual Fox IP Moot, February 21-22, 2020
  • Advanced IP Strategies: The No Bull$hit Edition, December 5, 2019
  • 93rd Annual IPIC Conference, September 25-27, 2019
  • 2019 Canadian Region Meeting, June 23-26, 2019
  • Education Session & GTAN Raw, May 8, 2018
  • The Legal Essentials from Startup to Exit, April 17, 2018
  • TPP: Take Two and Other IP Trade Updates, April 16, 2018
  • Advanced Intellectual Property Strategy, September 20, 2017

Memberships

  • College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA)
  • Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
  • Waterloo Region Law Association (WRLA)