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About
Bereskin & Parr is an intellectual property law firm established in Toronto in 1965 and now working out of several Canadian offices. It practises IP exclusively — patent and trademark prosecution, copyright, industrial design, licensing and transactions, IP litigation, and advertising and regulatory work — rather than offering IP as one department of a full-service firm. Partner Paul Horbal took the FintechTO stage in January 2018 to argue that founders systematically undervalue their own IP, using the acquisitions of the period to make the point: JPMorgan buying WePay, PayPal buying iZettle, and closest to home, TD Bank acquiring Toronto's Layer 6 — a company with 17 employees, about a year old, at a rumoured $100 million. He also walked the room through the blockchain patent filings made since 2010, which went from a handful to close to 200 in 2014 and roughly double that the following year. Horbal has since moved to Marks & Clerk.
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Not applicable — a law firm partnership, not a venture-backed company.
Quick answers
What does Bereskin & Parr do?
It is a Canadian law firm that practises intellectual property only: patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial design, IP licensing and transactions, IP litigation, and advertising and regulatory law.
How old is the firm?
It was established in 1965 and is one of the largest IP-focused firms in Canada, with more than 75 lawyers and patent and trademark agents.
What did Bereskin & Parr talk about at TechTO?
Partner Paul Horbal spoke at FintechTO in January 2018 on how founders should think about protecting their ideas, using recent acquisitions — including TD Bank's purchase of Toronto's Layer 6 — to show what buyers are actually paying for.