Kazim Agha is a patent agent at Ridout & Maybee LLP in the firm’s Toronto office. His practice focuses in the areas of pharmaceuticals, chemistry and biotechnology. It includes the drafting and prosecution of patent applications, providing patentability, validity, infringement and freedom to operate opinions, and assisting members of the Pharmaceutical Group with matters including NOA preparation and NOC litigation support. In addition, he has prepared and prosecuted patent applications in a variety of other fields such as biomedical devices and nanotechnology.
Prior to his legal career, Kazim was a senior research chemist at a major chemical company where he was responsible for oligonucleotide and other active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) projects from R&D to manufacturing, including process validation and pre-approval inspection (PAI) preparation.
During his studies, Kazim was a National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Scholar, a Fonds de recherché sur la nature et les technologies (FCAR) Scholar, received the T. Sterry Hunt Award and the best presentation award from the Canadian Society for Chemistry at the 2001 conference; and was President of the Chemistry Graduate Student Society.
