Jonathan Pollack is a Canadian patent agent at PCK who supports companies through complex stages of innovation, helping them make confident decisions about their intellectual property. He works with both emerging and established businesses and is known for his clarity, responsiveness, and ability to navigate nuanced technical and legal conversations. Jonathan is familiar with patents in sectors including telecommunications, artificial intelligence, cryptography, software systems, and medical devices. Clients value his collaborative approach and strategic insight, particularly when aligning IP with evolving product goals, timelines, and competitive pressures.
PRACTICE FOCUS
Jonathan focuses on patent drafting, prosecution, and portfolio development. He provides legal opinions on patentability, infringement, and validity, and works with clients in high-tech fields including wireless systems, semiconductor memory, e-commerce, and secure communications.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, McGill University, 1998
MEMBERSHIPS
- 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 for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
LEADERSHIP
- Vice-Chair, Electronics and Computer Law Committee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), 2024/2025
PUBLICATIONS
- Author, Put a Patent On It?, Financial Post Business, 2007
- Author, Software and Business Method Patents: What Canadian Businesses Should Be Doing to Protect Themselves in a Changing Legal Environment, NETLAW 2004
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Co-presenter, Patent Eligibility of Software Inventions and Diagnostic Methods in Canada, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), 2021
- Co-presenter, Taking Due Care: Managing Clients and Maintenance Fees Under the New Patent Act, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), 2020
MEDIA FEATURES
- Quoted, Canadian Intellectual Property Office Issues New Guidelines for Reviewing Patent Applications, Canadian Lawyer, 2020