Practice Areas

Patents, Trade-marks, Industrial Designs, Electrical/ Electronics, Industrial/ Mechanical, Software/ Internet/ Information Technologies

Qualifications

Ontario Bar 1982.
University of Toronto B.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) 1977.
University of Western Ontario LL.B. 1980.
Registered Patent Agent 1983.
Registered Trade-mark Agent 1984.
Registered to practise before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Professional Engineer (Professional Engineers Ontario).

Biography

Ron Faggetter heads the patent acquisition group of our Toronto office. With over 20 years of experience, he has an in-depth understanding of the electrical and mechanical arts, encompassing technologies such as telecommunications, robotics, computer systems, optics, production line equipment and mechanical control systems. By virtue of representing Canadian clients on the world stage, Mr. Faggetter is well versed in approaches to U.S. prosecution which minimize file history estoppel and inequitable conduct.

Mr. Faggetter acts as a strategic advisor to a number of Canadian businesses, assisting them in utilising their IP rights to maximize their competitive position and in avoiding problems involving the IP rights of others. He has also gained considerable experience in crafting patent licenses.

As a published author and a public speaker, Mr. Faggetter has written and lectured on various topics including the protection of computer-related discoveries, the law and practice relating to patents, and the law and practice relating to industrial designs. He has acted as a tutor on behalf of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada for those studying toward their patent agent examinations.

Mr. Faggetter is listed in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Professional Involvement

• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Chair, Patent Legislation Committee of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers