Canadian Trademark Lawyer

Mr. Gelsing can assist you with all your trademark matters, including choosing and searching a trademark, preparing and filing trademark applications, licensing, trademark oppositions, expungement, enforcement and protection, and sale and purchase of trademarks and domain name disputes.

Sander provides representation before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He acts for clients all across Canada, including those in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, as well as for clients in various foreign countries.

Experience:

Mr. Gelsing has in-depth experience with trademark application preparation and prosecution for both Canada and the United States. He has also provided trademark due dilligence advice, assisted with commercial transactions involving trademarks, and provided representation regarding internet domain name disputes, trade-mark infringement matters, and trade-mark licensing.

International Trademark Practice:

Sander also has a continued and significant exposure to international trademark practice on a regular basis, particularly with intellectual property practitioners in foreign countries. He acts as the Canadian trademark agent for foreign trademark practitioners with regard to their Canadian trade-mark filings. In turn, Sander relies on his network of foreign associates to file and prosecute his Canadian client's trademark applications in numerous countries around the world.

Foreign Attorney:

If you are a foreign trademark professional, please download Trade-marks - Foreign Attorney Information for more information on filing your client's trademark application in Canada.

Qualifications:

Sander holds degrees in law, science and arts and has an extensive technical background in computers and electronics.

Sander is a registered Canadian Patent and Trade-mark Agent, a Registered U.S. patent agent and he's also recognized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to present and prosecute U.S. trademark applications for his clients located in Canada.

Sander Gelsing is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Law Society of British Columbia. He restricts his practice to intellectual property law, patents, trade-marks, copyright and related litigation.

Professional Memberships:

Sander is a member of the following professional institutions and organizations:

• the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC);
• the American Bar Association (ABA);
• the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); and
• the Central Alberta Bar Association (CABA).