Riches, McKenzie & Herbert LLP

About Riches, McKenzie & Herbert LLP

Riches, McKenzie & Herbert LLP is a Toronto firm that practises exclusively in intellectual property law. It was founded in 1887 by patent attorney Charles H. Riches, making it one of the earliest law firms in the Dominion of Canada and one of the country's oldest firms still practising solely in IP. Its lawyers and trademark agents handle patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, IP litigation, and IP licensing agreements. Several of them pair an engineering or science degree, in fields such as mechanical and chemical engineering, biochemistry, computer technology, and geology, with a law degree, so they can work directly with inventors on the technical substance of a patent application rather than relying only on outside experts.

The firm's clients range from individual inventors and entrepreneurs to universities, research institutes, small and mid-sized businesses, Fortune 100 companies, and other law firms that refer Canadian IP work to it. Its lawyers appear before the Federal Court of Canada and the provincial courts, as well as administrative tribunals, and the firm works with a network of foreign associates to pursue patent and trademark protection in the United States, Europe, and Asia on behalf of Canadian clients. Riches, McKenzie & Herbert's office is on the 18th floor of 2 Bloor Street East in downtown Toronto.