I am pleased to announce and welcome Tanner Hukezalie as a new Shareholder (Partner) of the firm.

Tanner joined the firm in June of 2007.  He wrote and successfully passed the Canadian Patent Agent’s Exams held in April of 2009.  He was one of four successful candidates that year who wrote all four patent agent exams for the first time and passed all four exams.  Tanner is also a US Patent Agent.

At the firm, Tanner is the team leader of the Patent Prosecution team.  Also, he takes the lead on original patent searching, drafting and prosecution matters both domestically and in foreign jurisdictions.  His responsibilities extend to opinion, licensing and trademark matters.  He is actively involved in the training and education of new professionals at the firm.

As part of his role with the firm, Tanner is responsible for managing the IT hardware and software platforms of the firm.  He has been instrumental in having implemented software solutions that improve the ability of the firm to work as a virtual extension of our clients in the global workplace.

Thank you Tanner for joining the firm ownership.

Craig Wilson

Shareholder (Partner)

July 27, 2015