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Ottawa, Montreal

English, French

Dennis Leung

Of Counsel

Dennis is fluently bilingual and is a leading expert in Intellectual Property, with 17+ years drafting and prosecuting patents for high-tech and mechanical products on the national and international levels, including in-house role with a pre-eminent multinational wireless telecommunications company and national boutique IP firms. His experience also includes IP counsel to successful technological start-ups and industry leaders with cutting edge technologies, integrating broad knowledge of patent issues into business strategy for sustained, long-term, and targeted business and product development.

He has a solid academic foundation and professional electronic engineering experience, with intuitive ability to leverage technological knowledge to articulate issues for lay audience and provide incisive advice and innovative solutions to decision-makers while striking balance between respecting legal hurdles and moving business opportunities forward.

Expertise & Career Highlights:

• Intellectual Property (IP) Drafting, Prosecution & Litigation – Appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court of Canada, represented national and international clients before the Federal Court of Appeal, Federal Court of Canada, Ontario Court; drafted and prosecuted original Canadian, U.S., EP and PCT International patent and Canadian design applications.
• In-House Counsel, Patent Licensing, Business Strategy & Development – Met with reverse engineering customers to support patent licensing initiatives, including reviewing, negotiating, and managing corporate agreements, non-disclosure agreements and indemnity issues; collaborated closely with executives, internal and external counsel, business unit leaders and partners world-wide on patent licensing and litigation issues; provided risk assessment and general advice integral to overall business strategy and international patent licensing and litigation programs.
• Educator & Recognized Leading Expert in Patents and Patent Claim Construction – Several years’ experience as university law school sessional lecturer and chief instructor for Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), co-authored leading text on Patent Claim Interpretation, developed and presented numerous lectures and webinars for engineers and patent professionals.

Education

• LL.B. (with Distinction), University of Western Ontario
• P.Eng. (Ontario)
• M.Sc. (Eng.), Electrical Engineering, Queen’s University
• B.Sc. (Eng.), (Hons), Electrical Engineering, Queen’s University

TECHNOLOGY AREA

• Telecommunication
• Optical Communications
• Semiconductors
• Electronics
• Networking
• Wireless technologies;
• Software
• Antenna Systems
• Positioning Systems
• Telephonic Devices
• Medical Devices
• e-commerce