Bereskin & Parr joins Smart & Biggar

Bereskin & Parr has joined Smart & Biggar, Canada's leading team for intellectual property, and now operates as Smart & Biggar.

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Ryan De Vries

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Ryan De Vries

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Senior Associate
  • Smart & Biggar LP
Language(s): English

Ryan assists with the strategic development and protection of intellectual property rights. Ryan has experience in preparing, filing, and successfully prosecuting patent and industrial design applications for mechanical, electrical, and computer technology, with a focus on mechanical subject matter. Ryan also assists clients in identifying valuable intellectual property assets, and advises on patent validity, infringement, and freedom to operate questions.

Ryan is an active member of associations that are shaping the intellectual property and legal communities. He is currently a member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, and serves on the Young Practitioner’s Committee. Ryan is also a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Waterloo Region Law Association, and serves on the Governance Committee and the Legislative and Legal Committee.

Qualifications

  • Industry Involvement

Memberships

  • Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
  • Waterloo Region Law Association (WRLA)
  • Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
  • College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA)