Eugene Gierczak

Executive Summary

Eugene Gierczak provides advice on all aspects of intellectual property law including litigation, corporate transactions, and patent, copyright, and trademark applications.

In addition to being a lawyer, Eugene is a registered professional engineer for the province of Ontario, as well as a registered patent and trademark agent for Canada and the U.S. He has extensive experience in drafting original patent applications covering a wide range of technologies including on the chemical, mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, artificial intelligence, and computer fields. He assists his clients with patent issuance in Canada, the U.S. and worldwide.

Eugene has a long history in the preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark, copyright, and design applications, as well as trademark opposition and expungement proceedings, in Canada, Brazil, the United States, and Europe.

He represents clients’ interests in technology transfers, joint ventures, licenses, computer hardware and software transactions, and other intellectual property and information technology issues relating to corporate transactions. His skills extend to developing intellectual property strategies including IP audits to define and protect his clients’ intellectual assets.

Eugene is an experienced litigator before the Canadian courts in cases dealing with infringement, validity, search and seizure, and injunction applications concerning patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, intellectual property, and confidential information. He incorporates alternate dispute resolution strategies to bring litigation issues in line with clients’ business goals.

Eugene has written numerous papers and is a frequent speaker on intellectual property issues including “Licensing of Patents,” “Technology Transfers,” and “Intellectual Property Integration with Business Plans” before the legal profession in Canada, the United States, Brazil, and Europe. He was called upon annually to speak on “Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances in the Context of IP Issues” before the Canadian Institute of Lawyers.

His legal strategy involves understanding a client’s business and adding value by defining and protecting intellectual assets using a business-minded approach consistent with the client’s goals.

Expertise

• Intellectual Property
• Registered Patent & Trademark Agent in Canada and the U.S.
• Intellectual Property Litigation, Information Technology