Intellectual Property & Technology

Cox & Palmer has assembled a multidisciplinary team of business, litigation and employment lawyers, patent and trade-mark agents who understand technology and intellectual property issues and who are able to provide timely and practical advice.

From business formation and general business advice, to tax and securities structuring, we deliver the specific services required by our clients. We advise owner-operated companies to corporations listed on the TSE in the entertainment, technology, intellectual property, telecommunications, energy and traditional business categories.

Key Service Areas

  • protecting intellectual property (securing patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other forms of intellectual property in all sectors)
  • proprietary rights agreements, joint venture agreements, software escrow contracts, outsourcing agreements, research and development agreements, distribution agreements
  • IP patent litigation, trade-mark & copyright litigation and domain name disputes
  • joint venture agreements
  • optimizing tax incentives, scientific, research and development incentives
  • development of policies related to e-mail, Internet and electronic data interchange
  • compliance strategies for newly developing privacy and data protection laws


Registered Trade-mark Agents
Patrick Fitzgerald
Stewart Hayne
Joshua McElman
Heather Oke
Mandy Woodland

Registered Patent Agent

Stewart Hayne 

For further information on our technology and intellectual property services, please contact any of our lawyers listed below.

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Best, Erin Associate St. John's (709) 570-5579 coxandpalmer.com

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Campbell, Q.C., Daniel M. Partner Halifax (902) 491-4105 coxandpalmer.com

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Fitzgerald, Patrick Partner Halifax (902) 491-4117 coxandpalmer.com
Forestell, Q.C., Peter R. Partner Saint John (506) 633-2715 coxandpalmer.com

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Hayne, Stewart Associate Halifax (902) 491-4466 coxandpalmer.com
Hooley, Q.C., David W. Partner Charlottetown (902) 629-3903 coxandpalmer.com

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Kelly, Elizabeth (Betsy) A. Associate Fredericton (506) 462-4752 coxandpalmer.com

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McCrea, Q.C., J. Craig Partner Halifax (902) 491-4120 coxandpalmer.com
McElman, Josh J.B. Partner Saint John (506) 633-2708 coxandpalmer.com
McElman, Josh J.B. Partner Fredericton (506) 462-4767 coxandpalmer.com
Murphy, Kristen D. Associate Saint John (506) 633-2749 coxandpalmer.com

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Oke, Heather R. Associate Halifax (902) 491-4208 coxandpalmer.com
O'Neill, Kathleen M. Partner St. John's (709) 570-5333 coxandpalmer.com

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Roberts, Griffith D. Partner St. John's (709) 570-5336 coxandpalmer.com

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Savage, Aaron M. Associate Fredericton (506) 444-9284 coxandpalmer.com

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Thurlow, W. Harry Partner Halifax (902) 491-4232 coxandpalmer.com

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Vail, Q.C., Walter D. Partner Fredericton (506) 453-9602 coxandpalmer.com

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Woodland, Mandy L. Associate St. John's (709) 570-5564 coxandpalmer.com