Dagney Benton

Dagney Benton’s practice covers all areas of intellectual property, including the filing and prosecution of Canadian and Foreign patent applications as well as Canadian Industrial Design applications. As a member of the firm’s Engineering Patent Group, specializing in the patentability of software related inventions; Dagney prepares international patent applications for wireless communication systems, new and improved Internet technologies and portable electronic communication systems.

Dagney also attends to the prosecution of Canadian and Foreign trademark applications and is involved with settlement agreements, opposition proceedings, expungement proceedings, analyzing search results and providing trademark registrability opinions.

Prior to attending law school, Dagney was employed with a municipality specializing in preparing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the roads, water, and sewer systems within the municipality.

Education

• B.Eng, Software Engineering, McMaster University
• J.D., Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, MA U.S.A.

Professional Involvement

• Ontario Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association
• Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI)