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Kees de Ridder

Associate, Patent Agent

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Kees de Ridder brings a client-centred approach to his broad intellectual property, privacy and commercial practice. As a registered patent agent and former computer programmer, Kees combines technical experience with legal acumen in the practical advice he regularly provides to clients in a wide range of industries, including artificial intelligence, life sciences, utilities, natural resources, banking, fintech and social media.

With discerning judgment, Kees most often guides clients in the commercialization and patenting of their technology. He advises Canadian and foreign clients on a broad range of matters, including privacy, cybersecurity, licensing, branding and IP-related transactions. Specifically, Kees has extensive experience in:

  • drafting and prosecuting patent applications;
  • providing patentability, validity and freedom-to-operate opinions;
  • managing IP-portfolios for sophisticated, multinational organizations;
  • advocating for clients before federal and provincial privacy commissioners, including in matters involving pro-active breach disclosure, investigations, inquiries and other privacy-related disputes and proceedings;
  • representing clients in transactions and commercial matters to address IP, IT and privacy risks, as well as technology procurement and outsourcing; and
  • advising on privacy and anti-spam compliance for public and private companies, public bodies and professionals.

Kees regularly lectures and publishes papers on IP and privacy law, and is a member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, the Calgary Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Active in the community, Kees serves on several boards, including as a director of STEM Innovation Academy, a public charter school in Calgary specializing in science and technology. Kees is also a co-chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community (SOGIC) section for Alberta and first vice-chair of SOGIC's federal section.

Kees began his legal career as a paralegal at an international law firm in Paris.

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University of Calgary, JD, 2017

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Alberta, 2018

Recent Experience

TriWest Capital Partners, in connection with its partnership with Northern Lite Truck Campers and Off Grid Trailers, forming Outdoor Adventure Group, a leading recreational vehicle manufacturer and distributor.
A leading Canadian enterprise with the rollout of an EV charging solution, coupled with 5G infrastructure and battery generators.
Calgary Police Service, with their Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act matters, including before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta.
GeoMetrix Rail Logistics, a Calgary-based railcar fleet management software company, in the sale of its assets to Amsted Digital Solutions.
URUS Group LP and affiliates (formerly Alta Genetics), on a significant dispute relating to continued operation of a multi-generational genetic improvement program.
URUS Group LP and affiliates, in researching current market trends and legal frameworks for constraining uses of improved genetics in the dairy industry.
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited, with numerous corporate commercial matters, including advice on its sponsorship agreements.
Waste Connections, Inc., as Canadian counsel, in its US$600-million cross-border offering of aggregate principal amount of 2.60% senior notes due 2030 pursuant to a U.S. shelf registration statement.
Schlumberger Production Management, on the purchase of the Palliser Block assets in Alberta from Cenovus Energy Inc. for cash consideration of $1.3 billion.
A Canadian utilities company, in an LCIA arbitration seated in Mexico City against a Mexican state-owned entity regarding the engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance of a natural gas pipeline in Mexico.

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