On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2018. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Paul ↗
In their words
A patent creates an asset that exists and is owned by the company. If you leave, or if other founders leave, that asset remains with the company — and that can give investors a lot of confidence.
You can't expect that if you get a patent, someone's going to drive a dump truck full of money to your office and just leave it there. And it's not a licence to operate either.
Patents aren't for everybody. It's an expensive process and at the end of the day maybe it's not for you — and no competent patent attorney is going to try and convince you to go for patents where it doesn't make sense.
Quick answers
What does Paul Horbal do?
He is a partner at Marks & Clerk Canada and head of its electrical and computer practice, a patent and technology lawyer working with high-tech and fintech clients.
What did Paul Horbal speak about at TechTO?
Intellectual property for founders — how to make the most of your ideas — at the January 2018 FintechTO, when he was a partner at Bereskin & Parr.
What kind of patents does he work on?
Blockchain, payment processing, telecommunications, integrated circuits, digital signal processing, biomedical and biomonitoring devices, power electronics, computer networks and software.