Jonathan Roch

Jonathan Roch’s work includes the clearance, prosecution, acquisition, enforcement and exploitation of patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, and other forms of intellectual property. He also deals with trade secrets and domain name dispute resolution.

His practice is focused on the drafting and prosecution of patent applications worldwide in a broad range of technologies including medical devices, environmental sciences and general mechanical inventions, and the development and management of intellectual property portfolios. He also has experience in drafting intellectual property agreements.

Jonathan lectures at the University of Ottawa on exceptions to exclusive rights conferred by patents, the Patented Medicines Price Review Board (PMPRB) and Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime as part of a larger course on intellectual property law as it relates to biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Jonathan's Masters studies examined the latest national and international developments in the fields of patents, design, software and databases, integrated circuits, biotechnological patents and plant varieties, trademarks, domain names, copyright and related rights, as well as Internet and e-commerce. His Master's paper entitled "Rethinking Canada’s Experimental Use Exception to Patent Infringement" explored the policy reasons that favour and discourage experimental use exceptions, Canada’s patent policy framework, Canada’s international obligations and global approaches to research or experimental uses of patents in order to determine the scope that should be given to a general experimental use exemption in Canada.

Jonathan practices in both French and English.

Education

• B.Sc., BioChemistry, Laurentian University
• LL.B., Common Law, Ottawa University
• LL.M., Masters in international Intellectual Property law, University of Turin/WIPO Worldwide Academy

Professional Involvement

• Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
• Ontario Bar Association (OBA)
• Association des Juristes d'expression francaise de I'Ontario
• Member of Regroupement des gens d'affaires de la Capitale nationale (RGA)
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) - IP Trade Policy, Licensing and Anti-Counterfeiting Committees
• Mentor for the Legal Links & Bridges program (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law)