Services
Intellectual Property Services We Offer
PNC IP Group offers a complete array of intellectual property services that includes not just registering intellectual property rights, but also managing and maintaining intellectual property rights in Canada and throughout the world.
Patents
Patent preparation and filing services include assessing registrability, drawing preparation, application preparation, and processing in Patent Offices throughout the world including countries participating in the Patent Cooperation Treaty system.
Trademarks
Trademark preparation and filing services include assessing registrability, application preparation, processing in Trademarks Offices throughout the world including countries signatory to the Madrid Protocol, as well as representation for Opposition proceedings.
Copyright
Copyright preparation and filing services include assessing registration, application preparation, and processing in Copyright Offices throughout the world including countries signatory to the Berne Convention.
Industrial Design
Industrial design preparation and filing services include drawing preparation, application preparation, and processing in Industrial Design/Design Patent Offices throughout the world.
IP Portfolio Management
IP Portfolio Management services include tracking both domestic and foreign rights for renewals and maintenance, tracking and coordinating foreign associate networks, budget preparation, and ongoing reporting and prosecution of intellectual property rights.
International IP Rights
International IP Rights services include preparing and filing applications in countries across six continents via our foreign associates, all of whom are licensed lawyers and/or registered patent and trademark agents in their respective countries, as well as representing non-Canadian intellectual property holders in Canada.
PACKAGE INFO
Semi In-House Program
Qualified clients and businesses looking to maintain and expand intellectual property portfolios are always welcome to take advantage of our one-of-a-kind flat-fee package that offers all the benefits of unrestricted access to a fully licensed law firm and registered patent and trademark agency at a fraction of the cost of actually hiring full-time employees within a business.
FOREIGN SERVICES
Need a Patent in Canada?
Pnc IP Group is a trusted partner for foreign businesses, law firms, and patent agencies. We represent numerous foreign intellectual property owners from across six continents and offer electronic filing services for direct entry patent applications as well as national phase entries via the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
We also offer coordination with foreign lawyers and patent agents on PCT applications through E-PCT at the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). We are able to accept foreign instructions on a 24-hour basis to negate differing local time restrictions and offer invoicing in your choice of CAD and USD.
Contact us today for more details.
FOREIGN SUCCESS
Canadian Trademarks From Abroad
A hopping Chicago jazz and blues bar doesn’t exactly come to mind when people think about intellectual property, but that’s where we met one of our most prolific trademark clients.