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Melissa Ford

Senior Paralegal

Melissa Ford is a Senior Paralegal with the Firm's Patent Prosecution Team and has extensive knowledge of Canadian and foreign patent practice. She corresponds regularly with both foreign and Canadian clients and the Canadian Patent Office. Melissa is also involved with preparing and filing new Canadian National Phase and Direct filings, Declaration and Assignment submissions, payment of maintenance fees, prior art submissions, and voluntary amendments

cb photo 111 561d6b13433c5JONATHAN ROCH

Partner

Jonathan assists clients with their intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs and trade secretsMBM read_more_btn

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About MBM

 The process of invention is complete only with the IP protection provided in law. That's where MBM comes in. We match our clients' creative thinking with the creative protection needed to achieve their goals.Read More About MBM

Protecting Plant Varieties in Canada

Protection for new plant varieties has been available for just over twenty years in Canada.  As new technologies are sought for increasing and improving crop production, Plant Breeders’ Rights help to encourage such innovation by rewarding plant breeders with exclusive rights to sell, and to produce for sale, the reproductive material of their new plant variety. Read More