Alexandre Abecassis

Alexandre Abecassis is partner of the firm. He practices in intellectual property and more specifically in the area of patents. As a registered Canadian and United States Patent Agent, he finds creative and proactive solutions that maximize the value of his clients' innovations.

With an electrical engineering background and nine years of experience in intellectual property, Mr. Abecassis has developed a practice mainly focused on the high-tech sector with innovations in electronics, software, imaging and telecommunication. He has also developped a solid expertise for protecting business methods as well as innovations in the aerospace industry.

He is regularly called upon to draft, file and prosecute patent applications before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). He also frequently prepares opinions for his clients on patentability, freedom to manufacture, and the validity and infringement of patents.

Mr. Abecassis also counsels clients in the areas of patent portfolio management and intellectual property due dilligences.

He serves a broad range of clients from small and medium enterprises (SME) to global companies.

Volunteer Work

Associate editor to the magazine Canadian Review of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE)

Publications

• In Re Bernard L. Bilski and Rand A. Warsaw: Will Bilski Stop “Business Method” Patents in the U.S.?
• The "Patent prosecution highway" network expands: Strategic uses of some of the latest initiatives from some patent offices for expediting prosecution in some key jurisdictions for Japanese applicants

Presentations

• Extraterritoriality in patent law: Some recent decisions affecting Canadians
• International Law Workshop: Intellectual property as a market development protection tool

Membership/Affiliations

• Associate Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Member, Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Canada
• Member, Quebec Technology Association
• Member of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
• Member of the Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal (JCCM)

Community Involvement

• Jewish Chamber of Commerce (JCC) of Montreal, Vice President for External Affairs