R. Nelson Godfrey joins Smart & Biggar

Nelson Godfrey’s practice focusses on all aspects and areas of intellectual property, with particular emphasis on patent and trade-mark prosecution, licensing, commercialization and strategy, privacy matters and intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Godfrey has extensive experience drafting a wide array of contractual documents, including licensing and IP transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements and IP development agreements. He also regularly prepares and prosecutes trade-mark and patent applications, as well as memoranda, motions and notices of civil claim with respect to litigation matters including trade-mark oppositions, infringement, privacy and confidential information disputes. As well, Mr. Godfrey has been involved in researching regulatory and IP regimes around the development and delivery of biotechnology products through a Genome Canada-funded research project.

Mr. Godfrey’s clients range from small local entities to large multinational corporations located throughout Western Canada, the United States, and internationally. Mr. Godfrey has a unique understanding and comprehension of client needs, having held in-house IP and regulatory roles with two mid-sized biotechnology companies prior to joining the firm. He is committed to the long-term growth and development of the science and technology sectors in British Columbia and Canada, and has been involved with a wide variety of organizations dedicated to that end.

Mr. Godfrey holds a B.Sc. Hons. (Biochemistry) from the University of Saskatchewan, a J.D. from the University of British Columbia, and is a Registered Trade-mark Agent.