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Joanna Ma

B.A.Sc. (Elec. Eng.)(Hons.), J.D.

Lawyer and Patent Agent

Waterloo Region
519.783.3218
jma@bereskinparr.com
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Education

J.D., University of British Columbia, 2011
B.A.Sc. (Elec. Eng.)(Hons.), University of Waterloo, 2008

Qualifications

Registered United States Patent Agent, 2014
Registered Canadian Patent Agent, 2013
Admitted to the Ontario Bar, 2012

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Practice Group(s)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Automotive

Cleantech

Electrical & Computer Technology

Medical Devices

Patents

Joanna Ma is a technology lawyer who specializes in patents and designs, and has an electrical engineering background.

Her practice is predominantly focused on advising various-sized technology companies on developing intellectual property (IP) portfolios and strategies that are practical and aligned with their business goals, as well as on the enforcement of IP rights. She is experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent and design applications relating to software, electrical, and medical technologies.

Joanna is also an IP advisor at several innovation centres across Ontario.

She is conversant in Cantonese.

Professional Memberships

International Initiatives for Creative Innovators and Entrepreneurs (IICIE)
Law Society of Ontario (LSO)

Articles

Developing Your Intellectual Property Strategy
February 5, 2019

A Positive Step for Software Patent Eligibility in the United States – Clarifying the “Well-Understood, Routine, and Conventional”
May 11, 2018

Going Global? Some Practical Patent Considerations
May 7, 2018

Speaking Engagements

IP Update: Subject Matter, Strategy and More
Bereskin & Parr LLP, February 27, 2020

Advisor Seminar: Critical Updates for 2020
RIC Centre, February 12, 2020

Advanced IP Strategies: The No Bull$hit Edition
Communitech, December 5, 2019

Event Attendance

Cybersecurity Innovation Conference 2019
APMA & CloudGRC CSIC, November 27, 2019

Magnet Forensics Charity Bowling Fundraiser
Magnet Forensics, November 6, 2019

Angel First Look & Innovators Roundtable
RIC Centre, September 12, 2019

News & Media Coverage

Joanna Ma coauthored Canada's Chapter published in "Intellectual Property in Electronics and Software: A Global Guide to Rights and Their Applications, Second Edition"
January 8, 2020