Doak Horne LLB, PEng. is a partner in Gowling WLG's IP Group (Calgary) office focusing on intellectual property litigation. Doak has appeared as lead counsel in numerous actions before all levels of Federal and various provincial Courts involving patent infringement and impeachment, trademark infringement, expungement, oppositions, copyright infringement, trade secret litigation as well as passing off actions. A registered patent and trademark agent in both Canada and the US, he is also involved in the preparation, filing, and prosecution of patent, trademark, and industrial design applications for clients in Canada and the US and has successfully prepared, filed, and obtained hundreds of issued patents and trademarks for clients. Doak also provides opinions in clearance-to-use/freedom-to-operate, and patent validity matters, as well as licensing matters and related contractual agreements. Prior to his legal career, Doak worked as a mechanical engineer in jet engine design and obtained his professional engineer designation. Doak has been recognized in IAM Patent 1000, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and The Best Lawyers, including being awarded Best Lawyers 2014 Intellectual Property Law “Lawyer of the Year” for Western Canada.
