Kimberley A. Cunningham

Trademark Agent

 cunninghamk@bennettjones.com
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Kimberley Cunningham is qualified as a registered Trademark Agent before the Canadian Trademarks Office and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office).
Overview

Kim has extensive experience as a Trademark Agent, and has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the WTR's Top 1000. She has been working in the area of trademark law since 1993 and has been a registered agent since 1998. She is a Fellow of IPIC (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada) and a member of INTA (International Trademark Association). She is past councillor of the board of IPIC and the CIPO/IPIC Exam Board. Kim is the Chair of the Edmonton IPIC Informals Group and has served on numerous IPIC and INTA committees.

Kim is experienced in trademark searching, application prosecution, opposition, Section 45 expungement proceedings and international portfolio management.

Kim assists a variety of trademark clients from small businesses and start-ups to large international corporations across a variety of industries from consumer goods to software and technology to oil and gas. She helps clients achieve trademark registration and protect their brands in Canada and internationally by educating them on the benefits of trademark registration and active maintenance and enforcement of their registrations.

In addition to trademark matters, Kim is experienced in the area of copyright registration in both Canada and the US, and domain name registration and related management.

She has extensive public speaking experience pertaining to intellectual property and related corporate matters. Kim serves on the IPIC/CIPO Bank of Speakers.

,,Someone who is definitely worthy of recognition. She is excellent with clients and carries out top drawer opposition and prosecution work.,,

WTR 1000
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•  Champion Petfoods, maker of ORIJEN and ACANA, in its sale to an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated.
•  Enviro Vault Canada Ltd. and various affiliates in connection with sale of substantially all of its assets to Sundance Holdings Corporation.
•  Preo Software Inc., in connection with its reverse takeover of CDG Investments Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement and related CNQ listing application.