As a lawyer and patent agent, Jeff counsels clients on various intellectual property issues.
His practice focuses on acquiring patent protection in a variety of technology areas, including:
- computer-related technologies
- software-based inventions
- telecommunications
- artificial intelligence
- wireless communications
- clean technologies
- medical devices and systems
- optical sensing technologies
- parallel processing
- microwave sensors
- spectral imagery
- mechanical devices
He has extensive experience in overcoming challenges that arise in patenting software related inventions. Jeff also advises on:
- intellectual property strategy
- patent portfolio management
- patentability opinions
- infringement and validity opinions
Jeff mentors law students of the University of Ottawa and is a Vice-Chair of the International Patent Laws Committee of the American Bar Association. He has been recognized in the 2021 edition (and since 2020) of Managing Intellectual Property as a Rising Star.