Bereskin & Parr LLP

Bereskin & Parr LLP is a leading Canadian full service intellectual property law firm serving clients across all industries around the world. Founded in 1965, the firm has grown to be one of the largest IP firms in Canada with offices located in major economic and technology centres. Bereskin & Parr is made up of more than 80 lawyers and patent and trademark agents, many of whom are recognized as leading practitioners in their specialized fields. The firm has established a depth of legal talent and systems to service clients in every aspect of patent, trademark and copyright law and IP litigation. Bereskin & Parr and its award-winning professionals are consistently ranked as the benchmark for IP law in Canada.

Our ability to find cost-effective solutions to our clients' IP needs, and the desire to ensure their matters are successfully accomplished, make us one of the strongest and most qualified IP practices in Canada. Bereskin & Parr has exceptional bench strength with a large team of professionals with advanced technical degrees ? a unique advantage in the marketplace compared to other Canadian law firms.

Our Values
The firm's core values have distinguished Bereskin & Parr's culture for over 50 years. They are the firm's foundation and continue to influence our interactions to this day. Our teams work together to produce outstanding results, to provide strategic advice and to deliver quality services to our clients.

People
Our professionals' backgrounds are as diverse as our clients. Bereskin & Parr lawyers and agents have educational backgrounds ranging from dramatic arts to computer science. Many of our professionals have backgrounds in civil, mechanical, electrical, computer and nuclear engineering, immunology, chemistry, biology, genetics and physics. The combination of these technical qualifications, paired with industry knowledge and in-depth patent and trademark law experience and expertise, allows us to offer a full range of intellectual property services while being sensitive to our client's practical business needs and concerns.

Our firm and professionals are consistently recognized as being national and global leaders in the IP field by publications such as Expert Guides: The Best of the Best, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, PLC Which lawyer?, Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Our headquarters are located in Canada's commercial capital in the core of the Financial District. Founded in 1965, the Toronto office has grown to more than 50 lawyers and agents that specialize in all of the significant practice areas Bereskin & Parr has to offer, including Patents, Trademarks, Litigation, IP Management & Strategic Counselling, Licensing & Transactions, Industrial Designs, Regulatory, Advertising & Marketing and Copyright & Digital Media. Our professionals have in-depth knowledge of all aspects of intellectual property law, and many have years of work experience in various industries prior to working in the legal field. This technical knowledge and industry expertise has given the firm the ability to effectively serve all IP needs of our clients and bring in some of the biggest IP rights owners in the world.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Energy and Oil & Gas	17
Health Care	19
Intellectual Property - General	52
IP - Patent - Chemistry	13
IP - Trademark/Copyright	29
Litigation	30
Litigation - General (consumer)	14
Other	21