Roch Ripley

Partner at Gowling WLG

Roch Ripley is a partner at Gowling WLG and the head of the Vancouver office’s Intellectual Property Department. He focuses his practice on providing IP advice, patent drafting and prosecution, and tech commercialization. His patent prosecution practice covers multiple tech-related sectors, in particular AI and clean tech. Roch employs a strategic approach to the procurement and commercialization of IP rights – whether helping SMEs position themselves for investment/acquisition or assisting larger companies establish portfolios that can be asserted offensively or deployed defensively. He is highly skilled in drafting and obtaining patents and leading IP-related due diligence and negotiations for transactions where IP is a driver. A Registered Patent Agent in the US and Canada, Roch combines his legal background with his degree in electronics engineering to prepare and prosecute patent applications for clients in the US, Europe, Asia and Canada. He frequently assists foreign attorneys file patent and design applications in Canada. Recognized in IAM Patent 1000, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada and named an Acritas Star from 2018 to 2020, Roch received the Best Lawyers 2023 Intellectual Property Law “Lawyer of the Year” award in Vancouver.

year Call to Bar : 2007

Phone:(604) 443-7632

fax:(604) 683-3558

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