About Aventum IP Law LLP

Aventum IP Law LLP is an intellectual property firm based in Kanata, in Ottawa's technology district. The firm traces its practice back to 1963, when it operated as Shapiro Cohen LLP, and it adopted the Aventum name in May 2018 while keeping the same lawyers and staff. The new name draws on the Venetian patent statute of 1474, regarded as the foundation of the modern patent system, and on the Latin word for invention.

The firm handles trademarks, patents, copyright, industrial designs, domain names, plant breeders' rights and trade secrets, and its client base has included more than 500 Canadian small and medium enterprises alongside multinational corporations and government agencies. Its lawyers and agents work across mechanical, chemical, biochemical, electrical, green and artificial intelligence technologies, and the firm says it has protected intellectual property in more than 150 countries.

The firm's two managing partners are both lawyers and registered trademark agents, and one also holds a doctorate in dental surgery. Between them and the rest of the team, the firm's lawyers offer service in English, French, Mandarin and Hungarian.

In the community

  • One of the firm's lawyers co-chairs the Ottawa chapter of the Licensing Executives Society's Women In Licensing group and serves on the licensing committee of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1995 · median 31 years in practice 1 of 3 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Chinese, English, French, Hungarian

Where to find them

Suite 104, 555 Legget Drive, Tower A, Ottawa, ON K2K 2X3 · 613-232-5300

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