Intellectual property includes rights related to inventions, patents, copyright, trade-marks, confidential information and trade secrets. Copyright gives the owner the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display or license his or her work. A trade-mark is a word, phrase symbol and/or a design used to distinguish the products or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace. Trade secrets and confidential information are the private property of a business that is not generally available to the public which add commercial value to the business.

Our lawyers assist clients in protecting their original works by completing copyright registration applications with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. We also advise clients on issues related to the Copyright Act. We advise clients on enforcing and protecting their intellectual property rights and we assist in resolving disputes on trade secrets including making claims against those that reveal trade secrets to the detriment of the owner.

Mills & Mills LLP is a registered Trademark Agent with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. We act for our clients in all aspects of trademark law, including protection of common law trademark rights, applications for registration of trademarks in Canada, advocating for our clients in challenges to existing registrations or pending applications by third parties and the defence of our clients’ trademark rights against infringement by others.

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