Jeffrey Coghlan

Partner

Ottawa
JCoghlan@blg.com
613.369.4790
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Jeff is an experienced intellectual property lawyer and patent agent. He works with clients to understand their needs and provides strategic legal counseling to protect their innovations.

Jeff’s practice has a particular emphasis on assisting companies in identifying and protecting their innovations with patents and industrial designs. His clients span various industries, including telecommunications, machinery, clean technologies, electric vehicles, medical devices, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), oil and gas, and more.

Experience

  • Preparing and filing patent applications for small, mid-sized and large domestic and international clients.
  • Directing the prosecution of international patent applications.
  • Drafting and prosecuting patent applications for universities, including physics and electrical engineering.

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Professional Involvement

  • Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
  • Member, Law Society of Ontario
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, International Trademark Association
  • Mentor, JurisMentor Program, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2020) of Managing Intellectual Property as a Rising Star

Bar Admission & Education

  • Ontario, 2009
  • Canadian Patent Agent
  • U.S. Patent Agent (for Canadian applicants)
  • J.D., Queen's University, 2008
  • B.A.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2004