Education & Qualifications

Called to the Bar of British Columbia, 1999
University of Victoria, LL.B., 1998
Brandon University, B.Sc. (Chemistry), 1995
Reg. Patent Agent (CA & US)
Reg. Trademark Agent (CA & US)

Craig A. Ash

Craig is a partner of the firm. Craig practices in all areas of intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on patent, trademarks, industrial design, and copyright litigation. Craig has represented clients in a wide variety of intellectual property cases in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal, and has also represented clients in internet domain name disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization. Craig’s patent practice has involved numerous chemistry related technologies, including pharmaceuticals, fertilizers and pulping processes. Craig has received numerous awards for outstanding academic achievement, most notably the Law Society of British Columbia Gold Medal for being the top student in his law school graduating class at the University of Victoria. Craig is a member of the Canadian Bar Association (Intellectual Property Section) and a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. Craig has also lectured on intellectual property topics for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and is an adjunct professor at the faculty of law at the University of British Columbia, lecturing on the subject of trademarks.

Craig A. Ash's Practice Areas

• Advertising & Labelling
• Copyright
• Domain Names
• Industrial Designs
• Licensing & IP Transactions
• Litigation
• Media
• Patents - Chemical
• Patents - Mechanical/Industrial
• Trademarks
• Unfair Competition