Ashley Chu is a lawyer, and a registered patent and trademark agent at PCK. She advises clients on securing and managing intellectual property across a wide range of industries, with a focus on tailoring strategies to match commercial needs. Ashley handles patent, trademark, and industrial design matters and is known for her thoughtful, practical approach to guiding clients through complex IP issues. She is familiar with patents in the mechanical, pharmaceutical, and biomedical sectors and works with both growing businesses and established companies. Ashley combines legal insight with technical knowledge to help clients confidently protect their innovations and brands.
PRACTICE FOCUS
Ashley’s practice includes drafting and prosecuting patents and trademarks, portfolio management, and strategic IP advisory services. She works across mechanical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and consumer product technologies. Ashley assists clients in navigating Canadian, U.S., and international IP systems and provides comprehensive guidance from initial filing to enforcement and brand development, with a focus on helping growing businesses protect and expand their IP assets.
ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Ontario Bar, 2019
- Registered Canadian Patent Agent, 2022
- Registered Canadian Trademark Agent, 2023
- Registered to practice before the USPTO, 2024
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctor, Western University, 2018
- Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), Minor in Biochemistry, McMaster University, 2015
MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
- College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA)
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL)
SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS
- Member, Public Awareness Committee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- Member, Education Outreach Subcommittee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- Member, Emerging Leaders Committee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- Member, Outreach Subcommittee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
PUBLICATIONS
- Contributor, Intellectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and Remedies, Carswell, 2021–2024
- Co-author, Patent Protection in Canada and the United States: Taking Advantage of the Patent Prosecution Highway Between CIPO and the USPTO, Revista ASPI, 13th Edition, 2022
- Co-author, Handheld fluorescence imaging device detects subclinical wound infection in an asymptomatic patient with chronic diabetic foot ulcer: a case report, International Wound Journal, 2015
- Co-author, Intraoperative fluorescence imaging with aminolevulinic acid detects grossly occult breast cancer: a phase II randomized controlled trial, Breast Cancer Research, 2021