John D. Harris

John Harris is a partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office. He is the past Canadian leader of the firm’s Intellectual Property Patent Group. His practice focuses on drafting and prosecuting patents and industrial designs in the high-tech, mechanical and electrical subject-matter areas.  John's practice also includes advising both established and start-up companies with respect to patent portfolios, enforcement and licensing.

John has over 25 years experience in a wide range of subject-matter areas, including: mechanical and electromechanical devices, computer hardware and software, automotive technology, robotics, welding, steelmaking, stretch wrapping, agricultural equipment, fiber based packaging, pulp and paper, database management systems, data storage systems, data access and business intelligence tools, graphical user interfaces, compression, encryption, business methods, network architecture, digital signal processors, semiconductor design, medical devices and nuclear scintillation cameras.

John is a lawyer (called to the Bar of Ontario), a Registered Canadian Patent Agent, a Registered United States Patent Agent and a Professional Engineer. John is a member of: LSO, IPIC, AIPPI, AIPLA, PEO, OPEO, CSME, ASME, IEEE.