Michael Roman is Associate Counsel to the firm and a member of the Intellectual Property Group. He has diverse experience in technology law, helping clients to secure, commercialize, and defend their intellectual capital, and advising them on related business matters.

In addition to being a lawyer, Michael is also a Registered Patent Agent and a Registered Trade-mark Agent, qualified to practice before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and to represent Canadian-resident clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Michael lectures widely and has taught intellectual property law at the post-secondary level, including at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, Simon Fraser University Management of Technology MBA program, the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law and Faculty of Commerce, and the British Columbia Institute of Technology Venture Program. Michael currently teaches the graduate course Intellectual Property Management and Technology Commercialization at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Applied Science.

Michael obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering with honours from the University of Toronto in 1988 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia in 1991.

Drafting and prosecuting patent applications in technical fields that include electronics, software, communications, business methods, and mechanics.

Drafting and prosecuting industrial design applications, trademark applications, and copyright applications.

Advising clients on the strategic use of intellectual property.

Registered Patent Agent (1993)

Registered Trademark Agent (1992)

Law Society of British Columbia (1992)

Canadian Bar Association

Member, Business of Law Committee, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch

Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada

Past-Chair, Emerging Issues Committee, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada