Our firm focuses on intellectual property law and technology law with an emphasis on strategic planning and management of IP assets and advising clients on strategies for protecting and exploiting IP assets.
Our firm assists its clients with respect to all of their intellectual property needs, including, acquisition, use, development, registration, licensing, protection, financing, enforcement and sale. We provide advice to a broad spectrum of clients, including major financial institutions, technology related companies, computer software distributors and small businesses. Our lawyers negotiate, prepare and review a wide range of agreements relating to the protection, securing and licensing of copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, plant breeder rights, patents and industrial design. Our firm renders registrability and infringement opinions and prepares and files applications for copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs and plant breeder rights. We can also perform intellectual property audits for our clients to assist in the protection of their intellectual assets.
- Copyright
- Industrial Design
- Intellectual Property Audits
- Joint Development and Collaboration Agreements
- Licensing
- Trademark
- Patents
- Plant Breeder Rights
- Security Interests in Technology Assets
- Software Licensing
- Technology Asset Financing
- Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
Intellectual Property Lawyers
Mitch Billinkoff
Lawyer
Silvia de Sousa
Lawyer
Kendall (Dell) Dyck
Lawyer
Elmer Gomes
Lawyer
Jeffrey Kowall
Lawyer
Melissa Malden
Lawyer
Shoshanna Paul
Lawyer
M. Ingrid Ruiz
Lawyer
Lisa Stiver, K.C.
Lawyer
Lynda Troup
Lawyer
Bennett Ulrich
Lawyer
Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi
Lawyer
Deborah (Debbie) Yeboah
Lawyer
- Client Impact01|25|2021
Bold Commerce: $35 Million CAD Series B Funding Equity Raise Transaction TDS acted as legal advisor to Bold Commerce in its recent Series B Financing, raising $35 million CAD… Learn More
- Client Impact08|01|2018
TDS acted for Brandon, Manitoba based Manitoba NetSet Ltd. and I-Netlink Incorporated (NetSet) on the sale of the internet access business to New Brunswick-based Xplornet Communications. NetSet is the largest… Learn More
- Article11|13|2023
What is ElevateIP? ElevateIP is a program funded by the Government of Canada aimed at equipping and supporting Canadian start-ups with the tools and knowledge to understand, strategize, protect, manage… Learn More
- Article07|13|2023
The Indigenous Intellectual Property Program (“IIPP”) is a program run by the Government of Canada that provides grants to Indigenous organizations in an effort to create an intellectual property regime… Learn More
- Article06|27|2023
June 27, 2023 Update: The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce has announced that the Digital Services Program is now open again for a second intake round. This round will serve 100… Learn More
- Article05|31|2023
The Quebec provincial government adopted a new language law on May 24, 2022 called Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (“Bill 96”). The… Learn More
- Article05|08|2023
Ownership of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs” and each an “NFT”) is an innovative, evolving area of intellectual property (IP) law dealing with digital goods and essentially turning them into high-value collectibles.… Learn More
