AI Issue 4 2018 - John Harrison & Company

44 Acquisition International - Issue 4 2018 Clancy + Brion Raffoul is a team of lawyers and registered patent and trademark agents, each with decades of experience in procuring patents, industrial designs and trademarks worldwide. We profile AI’s Most Influential Woman in Patent & Trademark Law 2018 in Ottawa, Natalie Raffoul as we look to find out more about her firm and her own work. stablished in 2008, Clancy + Brion Raffoul possesses a diverse client base, including local inventors and businesses, as well as multinational corporations and government agencies. The firm represents the intellectual property interests of its clients from all around the world, including start- ups, universities and government agencies, as well as publicly-traded companies. To achieve the utmost success, Clancy + Brion Raffoul operates with a number one goal of offering clients a premium personalised service that aims for excellence. The structured fee service allows clients to have an understanding of the costs in advance, and therefore there are no surprises for partners and clients. Managing Partner Natalie Raffoul boasts recognised expertise in the patenting of business methods and software, and the legal issues which are surrounding the relevant subject matter. Possessing a wealth of experience, Natalie specialises in filing and prosecuting patent and design applications for her Canadian clients worldwide. Always aiming to achieve the best outcome for clients, bilingual Natalie provides advice to her clients in both English and French, on worldwide patent filing strategies and portfolio management, which also includes trade secret considerations. Adding to her already impressive portfolio, Natalie’s technology expertise includes electronics, communications and networking, manufacturing, consumer products, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and mobile applications. Upholding her sterling reputation throughout the legal industry, as a lawyer Natalie also works with her clients on IP enforcement issues in the pre- litigation context. In addition to her skillset, Natalie has negotiated many successful agreements for her clients, which cover IP rights in Canada and globally. She is very experienced in drafting customised IP ownership agreements, software license and service agreements, end-user license agreements (EULAs), Material transfer agreements (MTAs), and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Delivering unrivalled customer service throughout the legal sector, Natalie’s success is considered largely from her passion for spurring innovation in Company: Clancy P.C. + Brion Raffoul Contact: Natalie Raffoul Address: 291 Olmstead Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1L 7J9, Canada Phone: 001 613 521 8844 Website: www.cbrcanada.com Your First Choice for IP Services inCanada E 1803AI33 the tech sector since her career started in 2000. Natalie works closely with clients and companies to develop and refine IP procurement strategies, within the context of a particular company’s business goals and environment. Essentially, it is Natalie’s experience, attitude and skillset which have helped her achieve the success that she has had to date, and she is also surrounded by an excellent team who all work exceptionally hard to make Clancy + Brion Raffoul a leader in the industry. Across the company there is a pursuit of excellence, with all employees adopting a problem-solving approach, and a willingness across the organisation to continually problem solve and adapt. Alongside Natalie’s expertise, throughout the company there is an energetic group of professionals and staff who work closely together to deliver the best service to all of its clients. The team is made up of staff recruited only from the best and the brightest. Having cultivated a modern office environment which allows staff to thrive, employees are able to indulge themselves in Office Yoga, weekly free lunches, daily pulse meetings, weekly meetings and laptops and secure VPN access which means that all workers are able to be sometimes flexible in their working arrangements, meaning they can work from home. Clancy + Brion Raffoul is determined to ensure that whatever IP rights the team seeks abroad on behalf of its Canadian clients, that they are being sought through international IP firms that share its passion for excellence. Lastly, staff are also looking at more automation at an administrative level, and it is exciting for the firm to be onboarding the latest software tools that can streamline the business even further, and many tools that were so expensive up to a decade ago have been significantly reduced in price. Overall, the future looks incredibly bright for Natalie and her team, with the firm looking at international markets in the US, Asia and Europe as a primary focus of the business, but also to shore up relationships with foreign companies and IP law firms, all of which will benefit the firm’s Canadian clients.