Armand M. Benitah

Armand Benitah is a partner in the Technology and Intellectual Property Law Group. He is a patent agent registered to practice before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the United States Patent and Trade-mark Office.

Armand has worked with diverse clients to secure worldwide patent and industrial design protection for their innovations. His patent practice focuses primarily on patent matters that relate to mechanical and electromechanical devices. Armand has gained experience in domestic and international patent prosecution and in advising clients on all issues relating to patentability, validity, infringement and enforcement of patent rights. Armand has also been actively involved in patent litigation.

Armand's experience further includes drafting and negotiating license agreements and advising on intellectual property due diligence in various transactions.

Selected Experience

• Foresters completes acquisition of Unity Life in Canada's first sponsored demutualization
• United Group completes US$408 million acquisition of UNICCO

Publications

• Intellectual Property: The Year 2007 in Review
• Intellectual Property Year in Review 2006

Presentations

• Strategic Patenting 201: Creative Effective Patent Portfolios
• Patents: Ten pitfalls to avoid

Membership/Affiliations

• Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Affiliate Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Member, Toronto Intellectual Property Group
• Foreign Affiliate Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle