Partner and Patent Agent

Benoit Yelle is a patent agent licensed in Canada and the United States and a partner in Lavery's Intellectual Property group.

Benoit helps companies develop and enhance their intellectual property. He identifies their business opportunities and helps them establish a protection plan. He sees the potential of technologically innovative projects and maximizes their impact. Benoit adapts his approach and provides services that contribute to achieving the business objectives set by the client.

The technical expertise Benoit has developed over the years ranges from mechanical inventions to quantum technologies, hand tools, medical devices, network protocols, telecommunications, software and mobile applications.

Benoit learned his trade as a patent agent in-house at a multinational telecommunications company. Before joining Lavery, Benoit was in private practice with a national general firm.

Education

• BE (computer engineering), Polytechnique de Montréal, 2001