Sébastien Clark

Partner, Patent Agent Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Sébastien Clark

Sébastien Clark

Biography

Sébastien Clark has practised intellectual property in our Montréal office since 1996. He assists our clients, both domestic and foreign, in drafting and filing patent applications and obtaining and defending patents and provides strategic advice on patent portfolio management globally. Sébastien advises both multinational corporations and innovative Canadian companies in the aerospace, transportation, energy, mining, aluminium smelting fields, and in health and consumer products and services.

With over 25 years of experience, Sébastien has obtained hundreds of strategic patents that have provided our clients with significant competitive advantages. As a trusted advisor, he is frequently called upon to draft infringement, freedom-to-operate and patentability opinions. He is a valued scientific advisor in litigation matters due to his extensive experience in thermodynamics, hydraulics and aeronautics.

Sébastien is also frequently called upon to develop strategies for filing industrial designs in Canada and elsewhere in the world.

Professional experience

Rankings and recognitions

Rankings and recognitions

  • IAM Patent 1000, Recommended Individual: Prosecution, Law Business Research Ltd., 2012-2024

Education

Education

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique - Université de Montréal, 1995

Admissions

Admissions

  • Canada (patents) 2002
  • United States (patents) 2005

Memberships and activities

Memberships and activities

  • Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
  • International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property

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