Intellectual Property

Aird & McBurney LP is a leading Canadian intellectual property boutique firm with an internationally-renowned reputation. Aird & McBurney works in union with Aird & Berlis to secure Canadian and worldwide protection and provide IP rights enforcement. Our clients benefit from the integration of agency and legal services within a single, full-service legal organization.

Who We Help

We represent Fortune 100 companies in the life sciences, food and beverage, entertainment, media, sports and communications, energy and mining sectors, in addition to the electrical, mechanical, biomedical, computer engineering and software development industries. Our clients also include individuals, startups, universities, hospitals and research institutions.

Members of our IP team are involved in many industry organizations, including:

Advocates’ Society
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS)
Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Life Sciences Ontario (LSO)
Toronto Intellectual Property Group (TIPG)

Our Clients

Our clients’ interests span a wide range of industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, IT, telecoms, financial services, electronics, materials, manufacturing, life sciences, medtech, pharmaceuticals, media and aviation.