Ridout & Maybee LLP is a full-service Canadian IP firm with offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Burlington serving clients across the country and internationally. Our firm consistently ranks as one of Canada’s top IP law firms in both Canadian and international surveys of in-house counsel.
We understand the business of innovation, and the vital role that IP plays in today’s competitive, market-driven economy.
Meet Our People
The lawyers and patent and trademark agents at Ridout & Maybee LLP bring both legal expertise and real-world industry knowledge to work for our clients. Many of our professionals were leaders in their technical field prior to working in intellectual property law, and hold advanced degrees and certifications.
News
Deadline Extensions at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Due To COVID-19
In a notice dated March 16, 2020, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced that they are invoking “unforeseen circumstances” and “public interest” provisions to implement extensions of time limits for all deadlines fixed under the Patent Act, the Trademarks Act, and the Industrial Design Act.
Webinar: New Uses for Known Drugs - Essential Patent Aspects in Europe and North America
Join partner Charles Boulakia of Ridout & Maybee LLP along with speakers Adrian Bradley (Cleveland Scott York LLP) and Kelly Echols (Stoel Rives LLP) for this complimentary one hour webinar on July 30.
Lawyers Fill the Food Bank Challenge - 2020 Results
The results from this year's Lawyers Fill the Food Bank Challenge have been revealed and Ridout & Maybee LLP is pleased to announce that we are First Place in the "Small Firm" category in our Ottawa office.
Partner Benjamin Mak assisted in the writing for Nerds On Site Inc.'s ("NERDS") patent for "METHOD AND ROUTER TO PERMIT OR BLOCK INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CONNECTIVITY BASED ON ORIGINATING DOMAIN NAME SERVER (DNS) REQUESTS."
Matt Norwood to present at University of Windsor Lecture and Workshop on Patents
Partner Matt Norwood will be a lecturer and presenter during a 3-day intensive patent course and workshop offered by the University of Windsor - Faculty of Law from July 6 to 9, 2020.
Joanna Pitkin featured on The Lawyered Podcast - Trademark Law
Partner Joanna Pitkin was featured on a podcast on Trademark Law from The Lawyered Podcast, hosted by Husein Panju. In this episode, Joanna chats with Husein on anything and everything Trademark Law, including trademark trolls and the “use requirement”; filing trademarks internationally; the relevance of a bricks-and-mortar presence; and more.
Industry
Deadline Extensions at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Due To COVID-19
In a notice dated March 16, 2020, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced that they are invoking “unforeseen circumstances” and “public interest” provisions to implement extensions of time limits for all deadlines fixed under the Patent Act, the Trademarks Act, and the Industrial Design Act.
Webinar: New Uses for Known Drugs - Essential Patent Aspects in Europe and North America
Join partner Charles Boulakia of Ridout & Maybee LLP along with speakers Adrian Bradley (Cleveland Scott York LLP) and Kelly Echols (Stoel Rives LLP) for this complimentary one hour webinar on July 30.
Lawyers Fill the Food Bank Challenge - 2020 Results
The results from this year's Lawyers Fill the Food Bank Challenge have been revealed and Ridout & Maybee LLP is pleased to announce that we are First Place in the "Small Firm" category in our Ottawa office.
Partner Benjamin Mak assisted in the writing for Nerds On Site Inc.'s ("NERDS") patent for "METHOD AND ROUTER TO PERMIT OR BLOCK INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CONNECTIVITY BASED ON ORIGINATING DOMAIN NAME SERVER (DNS) REQUESTS."
Matt Norwood to present at University of Windsor Lecture and Workshop on Patents
Partner Matt Norwood will be a lecturer and presenter during a 3-day intensive patent course and workshop offered by the University of Windsor - Faculty of Law from July 6 to 9, 2020.
Joanna Pitkin featured on The Lawyered Podcast - Trademark Law
Partner Joanna Pitkin was featured on a podcast on Trademark Law from The Lawyered Podcast, hosted by Husein Panju. In this episode, Joanna chats with Husein on anything and everything Trademark Law, including trademark trolls and the “use requirement”; filing trademarks internationally; the relevance of a bricks-and-mortar presence; and more.
Blog
Deadline Extensions at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Due To COVID-19
In a notice dated March 16, 2020, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced that they are invoking “unforeseen circumstances” and “public interest” provisions to implement extensions of time limits for all deadlines fixed under the Patent Act, the Trademarks Act, and the Industrial Design Act.
Webinar: New Uses for Known Drugs - Essential Patent Aspects in Europe and North America
Join partner Charles Boulakia of Ridout & Maybee LLP along with speakers Adrian Bradley (Cleveland Scott York LLP) and Kelly Echols (Stoel Rives LLP) for this complimentary one hour webinar on July 30.
Lawyers Fill the Food Bank Challenge - 2020 Results
The results from this year's Lawyers Fill the Food Bank Challenge have been revealed and Ridout & Maybee LLP is pleased to announce that we are First Place in the "Small Firm" category in our Ottawa office.
Partner Benjamin Mak assisted in the writing for Nerds On Site Inc.'s ("NERDS") patent for "METHOD AND ROUTER TO PERMIT OR BLOCK INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CONNECTIVITY BASED ON ORIGINATING DOMAIN NAME SERVER (DNS) REQUESTS."
Matt Norwood to present at University of Windsor Lecture and Workshop on Patents
Partner Matt Norwood will be a lecturer and presenter during a 3-day intensive patent course and workshop offered by the University of Windsor - Faculty of Law from July 6 to 9, 2020.
Joanna Pitkin featured on The Lawyered Podcast - Trademark Law
Partner Joanna Pitkin was featured on a podcast on Trademark Law from The Lawyered Podcast, hosted by Husein Panju. In this episode, Joanna chats with Husein on anything and everything Trademark Law, including trademark trolls and the “use requirement”; filing trademarks internationally; the relevance of a bricks-and-mortar presence; and more.