Neil Teitelbaum

Patent Agent, Electrical Engineer

President

Neil is a registered Canadian Patent Agent and is licensed to practice before the US Patent Office, and has more than three decades of broad-reaching international patent experience.

Having acted as an external advisor as well as in an in-house capacity as Vice President of Global Intellectual Property for JDS Uniphase, Neil has an exceptional understanding of advancements in the fields of electrical and civil engineering, electronics, and optics.

Neil provides patentability opinions, drafts and prosecutes patent applications in Canada, and manages the filing and prosecution of patent applications in the United States, Europe and other jurisdictions. This expertise lends itself well to the T&B approach - integrated IP strategy designed to support your company's business goals.

Neil graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Electrical (Computer) Engineering.

Alex Tager

Electrical Engineer, Ph.D. Eng Phys.

Contractor

Alex graduated from The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MFTI) in 1980 with a specialization in Quantum Electronics and Solid State Devices.

In 1988, he obtained a Ph.D. from the Institute of Radio-Engineering & Electronics of the Russian Academy of Science (IRE RAS). Alex has worked as a Senior Staff Member of IRE RAS, a Visiting Scientist with the Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, Germany and with Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, a Research Associate with the University of Toronto, a Group Leader in the Strategic Research department of JDS Uniphase, and a Senior Optical System Designer with Ceyba Incorporated.

Ashley Burk

Engineer, B. Eng., Lawyer, LL.B., Trademark Agent 

Contractor

Ashley is a Lawyer and Trademark Agent, and provides advice in trademark and copyright clearance, protection and protection adn enforcement, IP licensing, plant breeders' rights, and domain name matters.

Ashley works with clients to harness the power of IP to advance business, grow revenues, and capture market share. Having represented a wide range of clients in the fashion, food, cannabis, insurance, hightech, and biotech industries, Ashley is in a position to advise on the broader, practical impact of legal decisions on established businesses and startups. This integrated approach results in an IP strategy tailored to your company's unique goals.

Ashley's litigation experience includes appearances in trademark and copyright matters before the Canadian Federal Court, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Trademarks Opposition Board. She has also represented clients in domain name dispute proceedings before WIPO and CIRA.

Ashley graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), and is called to the Ontario bar. Prior to attending law school, Ashley graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Physics (B.Eng.).