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Christine Genge has more than a decade of experience in obtaining patent, industrial design and trade-mark protection. She is regularly involved with: preparing and filing patent and industrial design applications; dealing with procedural matters such as ownership concerning patent, industrial design, trade-mark applications; reporting and responding to Examiner's reports; and advising clients on Canadian law, available options for obtaining the most effective protection for their intellectual property assets, and the advantages and pitfalls of various courses of action.
Ms. Genge has in-depth knowledge concerning the different requirements for obtaining patent and industrial design protection in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. She also has experience in drafting mechanical patent applications for a broad range of technologies, including high-tech, consumer products and the oil field industry.
Ms. Genge represents clients of all sizes, including small and large Canadian companies, large multi-national corporations, and small and large associate law firms in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia. Her work experience in the mechanical aspects of silicon and circuit packaging are a particular asset to clients operating in these areas.
Ms. Genge is an editor of IP Perspectives, the firms' intellectual property and technology law newsletter.
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Memberships
- Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Vice-Chair of the Industrial Design Joint Liaison Committee; past member of the Patent Agent Examination Board (2008-10); past Chair of the Ottawa IPIC Informals Group
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Speaking engagements
- "Passing the Patent Agent Qualifying Examination - The Perspective of a Recent Examination Board Member," Patent Agent Training Course - Module 2: Infringement and Validity, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Toronto, January 2011
Teaching activities
- "Intellectual Property Law for Engineers" (with Philip Lapin and Kevin K. Graham), University of Ottawa, 2009 winter term
Publications
- "Time limitations worth noting: is it too late to protect my rights?" IP Connections, May/June 2010
- "Three key differences between U.S. and Canadian patent law that can affect patent filing strategies in Canada," International Law Office Intellectual Property Newsletter, September 21, 2009; IP Perspectives, Summer 2009
- "Canadian Industrial Design Office eliminates certain document recordal fees," IP Perspectives, June 2008
- "Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees for the Canadian Receiving Office," IP Perspectives, June 2008
- "Don't forget industrial design registration as a tool for intellectual property protection," International Law Office Intellectual Property Newsletter, September 17, 2007; IP Connections, July/August 2007
- Revised and consolidated "Patents" title of the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest 3rd ed., 2004
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