Bob Nakano

Bob helps clients navigate every stage of developing, protecting, and maximizing the value of their intellectual property. He works closely with innovators across a wide range of industries and technologies, including e-commerce, artificial intelligence, financial services, cyber security, software, communications, biotech, automotive, manufacturing, and oil and gas industries, to protect and exploit these assets for their businesses.

With deep experience identifying commercial strengths in products and services, Bob is skilled at creating practical strategies to protect those differentiating features and support long-term growth.

Before becoming a lawyer, Bob built a strong technical foundation through roles at a major international computer company, a medical device manufacturer, and an international stereo equipment company—experience that gives him an insider’s understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing today’s technology-driven businesses.

Expertise

Representative work

Bob provides advice in developing, exploiting and managing world-wide patent portfolios for a renown secure communications service provider and a major Canadian communication device manufacturer. He assists in developing and managing world-wide trademark portfolios for a major Canadian lumber supplier and an international charity related to a chronic disease.