Lisa Y. Sim

Lisa Sim is co-chair of the Vancouver Patent Department. Lisa’s practice focuses on patent portfolio development, including the drafting and prosecution of biopharma patent applications in Canada and worldwide, legal opinions relating to patentability and freedom-to-practice, and the designing of patent strategy documents. She advises clients on invention protection, inventorship and ownership, and worldwide patent portfolio development and maintenance to ensure that the clients' business objectives are supported. Lisa works closely with clients and a wide network of associates to coordinate the worldwide management of patent portfolios.

Lisa is a co-author of a number of scientific publications reporting the results of her graduate research. Lisa's public speaking engagements have covered both general intellectual property issues and specialized topics in the area of biotechnology patenting.

Lisa is a Registered Canadian Patent and Trademark Agent.

Education

• B.Sc., Microbiology, University of Alberta
• M.Sc., Microbiology, University of Waterloo
• LL.B., University of Victoria

Professional Involvement

• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) - Joint-Liason Committee Patents
• Law Society of British Columbia
• Patent and Trade-mark Association of BC (PTABC)