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Patents

A patent gives an inventor the right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention for 20 years in exchange for the inventor’s disclosing the scope of the invention.

At our patent and trade-mark agency practice, Freedman and Associates, we have extensive experience in the drafting of patent applications with particular expertise in the fields of:

Optics Photonics Robotics Software Telecommunications

Biotechnology Chemistry Aerospace Pharmaceuticals Nanotechnology

Artificial Intelligence Electronics Solar Technology Medical Technology Mechanical Engineering

In addition, at Freedman and Associates, we also co-ordinate the filing and prosecution of patent applications in Canada, the United States, and worldwide through our extensive network of trusted associates. We also provide patentability and validity opinions, as well as due diligence and infringement opinions for our clients. We can give your business a view of "the patent landscape" for a given technology before you launch a new product and throughout the product cycle.

We are registered to file patent applications directly in the United States for some applicants. We also offer translation services for foreign filings.