About
John Harris is a partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office and leader of the firm's Patents Group in Canada. He focuses on drafting and prosecuting patents and industrial designs in high‑tech, mechanical and electrical areas and advises established and start‑up companies on patent portfolios, enforcement and licensing, with over 25 years' experience.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatentsPatent ProsecutionIndustrial DesignIP LicensingIP Enforcement
Office
Expertise
Mechanical and electromechanical devicesComputer hardware and softwareAutomotiveRoboticsWeldingSteelmakingStretch wrappingAgricultural equipmentFiber‑based packagingPulp and paperDatabase management systemsData storage systemsData access and business intelligence toolsGraphical user interfacesCompressionEncryptionBusiness methodsNetwork architectureDigital signal processorsSemiconductor designMedical devicesNuclear scintillation cameras
Admissions
- Called to the Bar of Ontario
- Registered Canadian Patent Agent
- Registered United States Patent Agent
- Professional Engineer
- Member, Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
- Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- Member, AIPPI
- Member, AIPLA
- Member, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Member, OPEO
- Member, CSME
- Member, ASME
- Member, IEEE