Philip Mendes da Costa

Philip C. Mendes da Costa is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP and Leader of the Mechanical & Industrial Processes practice group. 

Philip advises clients on the development and implementation of strategic IP portfolio creation and management. His experience includes obtaining patent, industrial design and trademark rights for clients around the world. He has in-depth knowledge in a variety of areas including consumer products, oil and gas extraction and petroleum refining, mining including extraction and ore processing, water treatment and purification, petrochemicals, syngas production, seismic exploration, and gas scrubbing.

Philip is a member of the Standing Committee on Patents (Q228) of AIPPI, a member of CET3 of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), a member of the Professional Excellence Commission of FICPI, and President of the Financial Advisory Board of FICPI. Philip is a recipient of the AIPPI Award of Merit and the Client Choice award. Philip was the Chair of the Organizing Committee for the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) 2014 Congress in Toronto and a member of the Organizing Committee for the FICPI 2018 World Congress in Toronto. Philip is also a past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) National Intellectual Property Section, he has sat on the CBA's Executive of the National Sections Council and has held various positions on Ontario Bar Association (OBA) committees.