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About SHIFT law

Shift law IP Law FirmSHIFT law is an entrepreneurial law firm with expertise in intellectual property, dispute resolution, strategic legal advice and practical legal solutions. We combine experience at Canada's top intellectual property, litigation and business law firms with an accessible, agile and creative small firm approach.

At SHIFT law, we want to be your trusted partner. We make a point of knowing each client’s business and its overall objectives before we get to work, no matter what we're asked to do - whether prosecuting a trade mark application, conducting an IP audit or due diligence review, drafting a license or distribution agreement, clearing a television documentary, defending against a copyright infringement claim, bringing an action against a former employee for misappropriating confidential information... or any other legal service we perform.

Our core expertise is intellectual property law, dispute resolution and small business legal services. But we endeavour to help our clients with all of their legal needs, even if that means referring them to another lawyer or law firm we can vouch for with the appropriate rates and areas of expertise to meet their specific objectives. 

Explore our website or give us a call to learn more about what SHIFT law can do for you.

  • Litigation and Enforcement

    At SHIFT law we aggessively and intelligently represent clients before all levels of Court, in negotiations, before arbitrators and before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. We have experience and expertise helping clients successfully resolve all manner commercial and intellectual property disputes.

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  • IP Registration

    At SHIFT law, we have expertise in registering intellectual property assets such as trade marks and copyrights and advising clients on how to strategically develop and manage their intellectual property portfolios.

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  • IP Audits & Due Diligence

    At SHIFT law, we use our expertise in intellectual property law to perform comprehensive audits of our clients' intellectual property for the purposes of acquisition, financing or simply getting their house in order so that their intellectual property assets can be protected and leveraged as much as possible.

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  • Commercial Agreements

    At SHIFT law, we draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements and Terms of Use type agreements, particularly for small companies in intellectual property related fields.

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  • Search and Clearance

    At SHIFT law, we bring a practical approach to search and clearance that is designed to help clients make informed decisions without getting in the way of good ideas.

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  • Advertising / Marketing

    At SHIFT law, we provide practical legal advice to advertisers, marketing firms and agencies that balances business realities with legal requirements.

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  • Small Business Legal Services

    At SHIFT law, we provide our small business clients with a variety of corporate and commercial legal services that do not require specialized expertise and that larger companies will often handle in-house.

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