Matthew’s practice focuses on patent drafting, prosecution and opinion work, primarily for mechanical innovations.
Matthew has 20 years of experience drafting and prosecuting originating applications, in a variety of technical areas, and strategically developing and managing portfolios. His clients are in diverse industries and include individual inventors, small and medium-size Canadian companies, public institutions, and international corporations. He works extensively with foreign associates to acquire protection for his clients in jurisdictions around the world, and obtain Canadian patents for foreign clients. Beyond patents, Matthew has a particular interest in industrial designs and counsels clients on registering design rights in Canada and abroad.
Matthew has a technical background in Materials Engineering. Before studying law, he worked as a research engineer in the field of fuel cells.
Qualifications
- News
- Speaking
- Industry Involvement
- Meetup #114 – Update to Trademark & Design Law, May 14, 2019
- Silicon Halton Meetup #108 – Is Your AI Invention Patentable?, October 9, 2018
- The Legal Essentials from Startup to Exit, April 17, 2018
Memberships
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), Fellow
- Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
- College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA)