Robert Baker

Robert provides strategic, practical counsel to technology-driven clients, helping them protect innovation, manage risk, and build IP assets that support their broader business objectives. He has in-depth experience handling sophisticated subject matter in electronics, software, artificial intelligence, computer hardware, mining, oil and gas, aerospace and telecommunications. 

He regularly drafts patent applications for new technologies and prosecutes patent applications in Canada and internationally, including before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  

With his background in circuit design and software development, he understands complex technologies quickly and provides efficient and commercially-focused advice. Robert advises clients on patentability, freedom to operate, infringement, and validity matters. He drafts and prosecutes industrial designs and provides counsel on contractual IP issues, helping clients protect and manage their IP across the full innovation lifecycle. He prioritizes understanding his client’s technology and possible future technical developments prior to crafting an IP strategy. 

Prior to his legal career, Robert worked as a hardware engineer and software programmer. During his graduate studies, Robert designed, taped-out and characterized high-speed microchips for telecommunications.