Mr. Louis-Pierre Gravelle
Dipchand LLP
Suite 2100
Simpson Tower
401 Bay Street
Toronto ON M5H 2Y4
Canada
Louis-Pierre Gravelle is the host of FICPI Focus 45, our long-running webinar and podcast series.
Louis-Pierre specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications and providing patentability, validity, infringement and right to manufacture opinions in the fields of electricity, telecommunications, mechanical and information technology. He is a registered patent agent in Canada and in the United States (1998).
Louis-Pierre is involved in due diligence matters and managing patent portfolios. He is also involved in strategic counselling for start-ups, small, medium and large-sized businesses.
A member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Louis-Pierre was called to the Québec Bar in 1995. He is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). Louis-Pierre Gravelle is past-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and past co-president of the Joint Liaison Committee – Patents between the Patent office and IPIC. He is current President of FICPI Canada.
He is listed in the IAM Patents 1000, and has been since 2012. Louis-Pierre is often called upon to speak on a variety of IP-related topics, at local and international conferences and events.
Experience & Qualifications
- Automotive, marine and aerospace engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Electronics, IT and telecommunications
- Mechanical, electro-mechanical and mechatronic engineering
- Software; computer-implemented inventions
- IP due diligence
- IP valuation
- Licensing and IP-related agreements
- Patent drafting
- Patent prosecution
Roles in FICPI
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CET Executive
The President of the CET is elected by the ExCo.
The CET further includes at least one vice president, a Reporter General and an Assistant Reporter General, who, together with the president are responsible for managing the CET.
The Chair and members of the sub-groups are chosen by the CET, after consulting the Bureau and the Council for opinions, from lists of candidates including members of the national associations or national sections and, in suitable cases, individual members. By proposing members of the groups, the member national sections and associations are able to influence FICPI policy.
Members of the Bureau, and the presidents of both the Practice Management Committee and the Academy (TEC) are ex officio members of the CET.
- Ex Officio Member
Bureau
- Deputy Secretary General
Executive Committee
- Delegate
National Association
- FICPI Canada - President Page Link /index%2ephp/nationalassociation/ficpi-canada
Communications Committee
- Ex Officio Member
Practice Management Committee
- Member
Webinar Committee
- Co-Chair
- English
- French