Bennett Lee*

Representative Work

• Advising writers, artists, agents, designers and other content providers on copyright,  contracts, publishing, agency, branding, website, licensing, libel, domain name and
• Representing a research laboratory in drafting and negotiating a wide range of agreements, including a joint venture agreement to build and operate high tech machinery and equipment;
• Counsel to a restaurant franchise on protection of its intellectual property;
• Advising software and computer game developers on the protection of their intellectual property in Canada and the United States;
• Developing contracts for a European manufacturer of material handling technology for dealers specializing in large projects throughout North America;
• Acting for an equipment supplier in the oil and gas industry preparing agreements for the design, operation and production of critical technology with an offshore manufacturer;
• Counsel to an Asian public company in its dispute with a Canadian enterprise over the production and supply of biometric technology;
• Acting for a foreign steel manufacturer on a copyright infringement claim by a US image content provider;
• Counsel to a pharmaceutical company specializing in topical adhesive products;
• Agent for a multinational offshore food and beverage producer in protecting its trade mark portfolio in Canada;
• Counsel to a herbal products company on intellectual property protection;
• Agent for a European-based multinational sporting goods company to protect its trade mark portfolio in Canada;
• Agent for a major US-based plant propagator to protect its trade mark portfolio in Canada;
• Representing a local bedding products manufacturer in protecting its trade marks domestically and internationally;
• Advising a chemical manufacturing company on its product distribution arrangements in the United States;
• Representing wineries in Canada, the United States and Australia in registering and enforcing their brands in Canada;
• Counsel to Canadian book publishers on copyright, licensing and intellectual property matters;
• Advising Aboriginal bands and organizations on the protection of their intellectual property and traditional knowledge;
• Counsel to a beverage company drafting and advising on its licensing and distribution agreements throughout North America and coordinating trade mark protection worldwide;
• Counsel to snowboard clothing design companies for their licensing and distribution agreements and coordinating trade mark protection internationally;
• Preparing technology transfer agreements for an offshore company relating to the acquisition of trade secrets and know how in the conversion of waste material to commercial use;
• Advising a tourism association on branding and the protection of its intellectual property;
• Counsel to a foreign clothing company regarding its intellectual property and contractual issues in Canada;
• Advising a business association on the protection of its intellectual property;
• Prosecuting and coordinating the international trade mark portfolio for an aquaculture company;
• Advising a national professional association on copyright clearance to educational materials and on testing and appeal procedures;
• Advising employers, employees and independent contractors on intellectual property rights agreements;
• Agent for a multinational brewery in registering and protecting its trade marks in Canada;
• Counsel to a domain name and trade mark owners in domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDNDRP).

 * Law Corporation