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Our Firms Moffat & Co. and Macera & Jarzyna are located in downtown Ottawa, the heart of the nation’s capital city. We are known internationally and at home for our excellence and specialization in intellectual property law and prosecution.

We offer our clients the benefits of two firms operating as one integrated unit. Moffat & Co. is our patent and trade-mark agency firm. Macera & Jarzyna is our law and litigation firm. The two share resources, staff, and office space. With over 60 years of combined experience, Macera & Jarzyna and Moffat & Co. ensure that all of our Canadian and international clients receive efficient and effective intellectual property protection and counsel, in Canada and throughout the world.

Our Clients We have a diverse client base including local inventors and businesses, as well as multinational corporations. We represent the intellectual property interests of our clients in over 200 countries.

Our People Our professionals have advanced degrees in many fields such as engineering, law, business, and science, and we believe having a strong personal life is good for our business. It’s part of the firm outlook. At any given time, there is likely to be a Moffat & Co. / Macera & Jarzyna professional arguing a case in the Court of Appeal, another drafting a patent claim, and a third trekking across a glacier or perfecting a soufflé.

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Contents 1 Practice Areas 2 Lawyers 3 Contact 4 Notable Cases 5 Public Opinion

[edit] Practice Areas

  1.  Patents
  2. Trade-marks
  3. Copyright
  4. Industrial Design
  5. Chip Topographies
  6. Plant Breeders’ Rights
  7. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  8. Licenses and Technology Transfers
  9. Franchises   

1. Patents

• patent litigation (infringement and impeachment actions)
• patent agency services: preliminary searches, drafting, filing and prosecution
• opinions concerning patentability, novelty, validity, title and infringement
• patent experience: structural, electronic, computer hardware and software, chemical, metallurgical, biological, biotechnical and biomechanical

2. Trade-marks

• trade-mark litigation
• opposition and expungement proceedings
• trade-mark agency services: preliminary searches, drafting, filing, and prosecution of applications for the registration of trade-marks
• opinions concerning registrability, validity, title and infringement
• opinions concerning product labelling, packaging and advertising

3. Copyright

• litigation
• preliminary searching, drafting, filing, prosecuting of copyrights
• opinions concerning copyright infringement

4. Industrial Design

• litigation
• preliminary searching, drafting, filing, and prosecuting of industrial design applications
• opinions concerning registrability, validity, title, and infringement

5. Chip Topographies

• preparing, filing, and searching integrated circuit topographies.

6.Plant Breeders’ Rights

• preparing, filing, and organizing field studies for plant breeders’ rights applications
• monitoring the Plant Varieties Journal for recently examined plant varieties for the purpose of objection/opposition

7. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

• alternative dispute resolution options available in the field of intellectual property
• Arbitration and Mediation

8. Licenses and Technology Transfers

• negotiation, drafting and preparation of license agreements and assignments
• strategic planning and counselling regarding the transfer of technology and trade secrets

9. Franchises

• legal advice for clients who are investing in franchises as well as those who are developing franchise systems for proper prot

[edit] Lawyers

Gary K. Arkin Jerome P. Bastien Susan D. Beaubien Nicolae Bondoc Heather L. Boyd J. Kevin Carton Jeffrey J. Coghlan Elizabeth G. Elliott Adele J. Finlayson Eduardo Fonseca Barry E. Hutsel Andrew K. Jarzyna Howard P. Knopf John S. Macera James R. Palmer Amy Thomas Adam M. Tracey Joseph L. Ulvr Sandra M. Ward

[edit] Contact

Moffat & Co. Macera & Jarzyna Patents Trademarks Copyright 12th Floor, 427 Laurier Ave W. Ottawa ON, Canada K1R 7Y2 +1.613.232.7302 +1.613.238.8173

[edit] Notable Cases

[edit] Public Opinion

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