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Awa Carole Diop
En tant quâingĂ©nieure Ă©lectrique, Awa Carole Diop sâoccupe de questions liĂ©es aux technologies de lâinformation (tĂ©lĂ©communications, logiciels, Ă©lectronique, optique), Ă la mĂ©canique et aux appareils mĂ©dicaux. Mme Diop travaille Ă la rĂ©daction et Ă la poursuite de demandes de brevets auprĂšs de lâOffice de la propriĂ©tĂ© intellectuelle du Canada. Elle est aussi impliquĂ©e dans la poursuite de demandes de brevets ailleurs dans le monde, notamment auprĂšs du Patent and Trademark Office des Ătats-Unis et de lâOffice europĂ©en des brevets. Son expĂ©rience touche Ă©galement la prĂ©paration dâopinions en matiĂšre de brevetabilitĂ©, de contrefaçon et de validitĂ©. Mme Diop conseille Ă©galement ses clients, qui comptent des entreprises en dĂ©marrage, des clients universitaires et de grandes entreprises, relativement Ă la gestion de leur propriĂ©tĂ© intellectuelle. De plus, elle participe Ă des vĂ©rifications diligentes portant sur des portefeuilles de brevets. Avant de se joindre Ă notre bureau de MontrĂ©al, Mme Diop a travaillĂ© pour un cabinet-boutique en propriĂ©tĂ© intellectuelle aprĂšs avoir acquis de lâexpĂ©rience au sein dâune sociĂ©tĂ© de capital-risque et gĂ©rĂ© le portefeuille de brevets dâune entreprise technologique en dĂ©marrage.
An electrical engineer by training, Awa Carole Diop focuses on matters related to information technology (telecommunications, software, electronics, optics), mechanics and medical devices. Ms. Diop drafts patent applications and prosecutes them before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. She is also involved in prosecuting patent applications elsewhere in the world, most notably before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office. Her experience also includes preparing patentability, infringement and validity opinions. She also assists her clients, which include university-based clients, startups, and large corporations, with the decision-making process for intellectual property management. In addition, she has been involved in due diligence reviews of intellectual property portfolios. Before joining our Montréal office, Ms. Diop worked at an IP boutique in Montréal after having gained valuable industry experience working for a venture capital firm and managing the intellectual property portfolio of a technology start-up company.