PCKIP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, US / Managing Director, US Life Sciences
Alan is a highly regarded U.S. intellectual property attorney, IP strategy analyst and legal advisor who counsels clients in patent strategy, portfolio management, patent prosecution, trademark protection, copyright filings, and trade secret matters. Additionally, he regularly advises Wall Street investors for Fortune 500 companies. He has over 25 years of legal experience and over 20 years specializing in intellectual property law.
Working as the U.S. Patent Counsel for IPSEN located in Paris, France, Alan was responsible for all of IPSEN's IP in the U.S. (Pharm & Biopharma); Ireland (Manufacturing); and Spain (Drug Delivery Technology). Alan joined PCK to lead its U. S. Life Sciences division. He has experience serving as in-house counsel, managing outside counsel, and working in private practices, including:
Executive-level management in pharmaceutical and biotech industry with a major focus on Small & Large Molecule, Protein & Peptide, and Biological IP development
Leading IP strategy and development for R&D teams in chemistry, biology, manufacturing processes, instruments, and drug delivery systems
Chief US IP Counsel for multinational biopharmaceutical company with approx. thirty (30) affiliates world-wide
Strong experience in drug discovery and development, peptide engineering, protein engineering, medicinal chemistry, biotechnology, project management, and alliance management for all aspects of IP portfolio management
Strategy in dispute resolution and litigation
Managed trademark group for major Boston law firm, named outstanding trademark practice of the year
Alan was a former examiner in the biotechnology and biomedical unit for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He specializes in the procurement and enforcement of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Other scientific areas of his practice include molecular diagnostics, oncology, medical devices, mechanical and materials sciences.
Andrea advises and represents PCK clients on litigation matters. She carries on her practice, which focuses exclusively on litigation, as a partner at Stockwoods LLP, a leading boutique litigation firm in Toronto.
Andrea has extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution across all areas of law including intellectual property litigation relating to trademarks, patents and copyright. With her broad-based litigation experience, Andrea can advise clients on complex issues at the intersection of intellectual property and other areas of law, including contract, corporate, commercial, defamation, privacy and regulatory/administrative law. She appears regularly before all levels of court in Ontario and the Federal Court, and before various administrative tribunals.
Since 2012, Andrea has been Adjunct Faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School. She is also an instructor for Osgoode Professional Development's LLM program. Prior to joining Stockwoods LLP, Andrea clerked for the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and for the Honourable Justice LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Andrea is a past winner of the Precedent Setter Award for outstanding accomplishment in the first ten years of law practice, and has been recognised as a "Future Star" and "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation.
Job Titles:
- Patent Agent ( Can / US ) Senior Shareholder
David Heckadon's career has centered on patent prosecution and IP portfolio counseling in Silicon Valley. He has drafted hundreds of patents and handled responses through to allowance over the past 20 years. He regularly instructs foreign associates in Europe, Japan, China, Korea, India, Australia and other jurisdictions. He also has experience performing freedom to operate studies, infringement analyses and due diligence reviews.
David is comfortable working in the following industries: computer systems, software, renewable energy, electro-mechanical systems, medical imaging, optical systems, scanners, medical devices, microfluidics and design patents. For the last several years, David has also been preparing and filing US trademark applications.
Gillian joined PCK in 2019 shortly after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School. While at Osgoode, she interned in the patent litigation department of an international pharmaceutical company and competed in the International Patent Drafting Competition. Additionally, Gillian was active in the Innovation Clinic at Osgoode where she provided IP advice to start-ups and conducted patent and trademark searches.
Gillian drafts and prosecutes patent applications, performs patentability searches, and is a contributor to the firm blog. Gillian was called to the bar in 2020 and is currently training to be a patent agent.
Gregor practiced law in-house with a major Canadian corporation for over 25 years before moving to PCK. He became interested in IP while his company was engaged in high-stakes patent litigation. He is experienced in many areas of the law including mergers and acquisitions, franchise law, competition law, advertising law, commercial litigation, insurance, and contracting.
Job Titles:
- of Counsel
- Principal and Founder of LudlowLaw
Gregory Ludlow joined PCK Intellectual Property in 2022 after many years as principal and founder of LudlowLaw. Gregory was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1982 and has practised exclusively in the field of intellectual property law. Since 1996, the Law Society of Ontario has regularly certified Greg as a Specialist in Intellectual Property (Trademark & Copyright) Law.
Greg practices as an advocate in trademark, copyright, design and trade secret litigation, as well as related commercial litigation. He has advocated before the Federal Court of Canada and Superior Court of Justice for Ontario.
He also has extensive experience in both preparing, filing and prosecuting trademark applications as well as mounting and defending trademark oppositions as well as preparing and prosecuting applications for industrial design registrations.
He has counseled clients on effective anti-counterfeiting programs. He also successfully counsels clients in respect of the availability and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Greg has served various clients known around the world, across many economic sectors such as automotive, motorcycle and ATV manufacture, software creators, industrial equipment manufacturers, natural resource enterprises, building construction products manufacturers, renowned mosaic tile makers, insurance organizations, fashion designers, food and beverage producers, flower horticultural grower, wineries, pharmaceutical originators, health, beauty and hair care innovators, major filmmakers, major league sports organizations, renowned sports equipment makers, pioneering conceptual artists, renowned entertainment houses, creators of fanciful characters, and video game developers.
Greg has published numerous papers on a variety of intellectual property topics and has been cited in judicial decisions and academic publications. He has also testified on behalf of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada before the House of Commons Committee of the Parliament of Canada in respect of legislation implementing the World Trade Organization Agreement (WTO) and consequential amendments to the intellectual property statutes of Canada, and in respect of legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and consequential amendments to the intellectual property statutes of Canada.
Job Titles:
- HR / Accounting Assistant
Jillian joined PCK in 2015 as an IP Clerk (trademarks) after spending over 10 years as an Intellectual Property Assistant at two large Toronto law firms. Jillian assists the Managing Director, Trademark Prosecution with her trademark practice and supports professionals in trademark opposition matters.
She has gained knowledge and extensive experience in preparing, filing and prosecuting patents, trademarks and industrial design applications filed at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Jillian is also well versed in providing support in filing applications in foreign jurisdictions.
Jillian regularly volunteers with Roots Community Services to provide mentoring and trademark seminars to its youth members.
Kathy Wojtalewicz has over 7 years of patent experience including performing prior art searches, analyzing claim coverage, drafting and prosecuting patent applications and drafting other patent related documents. Currently, her primary technical areas include mechanical devices, video surveillance systems, lighting control systems, naval defense systems, software applications and business methods.
Prior to entering the patent field, Kathy gained over 12 years of extensive experience in the automotive industry including vehicle design, development and testing. She held various positions with General Motors Corporation spanning the engineering process from computer simulation to hardware demonstration. Her career included finite element analysis, full vehicle durability testing, fuel storage and delivery including regulatory compliance and chassis subsystem development.
Kathy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Machine Design, from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Her honors include Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. Kathy is registered to practice with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Job Titles:
- Patent Agent ( Can / US ) Shareholder
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Trademark Prosecution
- Registered Trademark Agent
- Trademark Agent
Raul joined PCK in 2023 after working as an intellectual property searcher for a decade at a US based IP search firm. During his tenure, he completed hundreds of patentability, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate search projects across a wide range of technologies. Prior to his career in IP, Raul worked as an engineer in the energy sector in the US and Mexico, and in the aerospace industry in Germany.
In addition to searches and competitive landscape analysis, Raul participates in patent drafting and filing training with his PCK mentors.
Raul has bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish and working proficiency in French and German.
Raul holds a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, where his research focused on computational modeling of solar thermal storage systems. Raul also holds a B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering from Tec de Monterrey. His diverse engineering educational background and work experiences make him extremely adaptable across a wide range of technologies.
Job Titles:
- Patent Agent ( Can / US ) Shareholder
Job Titles:
- Manager, Client Services and Reciprocity
Job Titles:
- IP Clerk, Founding Member