Heer Law

Heer Law is a Toronto-based intellectual property boutique acting for Canadian and international businesses, universities, entrepreneurs and inventors. The firm advises clients from the early development of intellectual property through registration, portfolio management, commercialization, enforcement and litigation.

Its patent team has technical experience spanning software, artificial intelligence, electronics, mechanical systems, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemistry, life sciences and biotechnology. The firm files and prosecutes Canadian and U.S. patent applications directly for Canadian clients and coordinates protection in other jurisdictions. Its trademark practice handles searches, filing, prosecution, portfolio management, oppositions and enforcement. The litigation team represents rights holders and defendants in patent, trademark, copyright, industrial design, confidential information, trade secret and anti-counterfeiting disputes.

The team includes intellectual property litigators, registered patent agents and registered trademark agents, allowing related prosecution, commercial and litigation matters to be handled within one specialist firm. Heer Law acts for clients ranging from start-ups and growth companies to established corporations and academic institutions, and regularly manages Canadian and international intellectual property portfolios.