Edward (Ted) Yoo

Partner, Patent Agent, Trademark Agent

T: 780.917.5231 / E: yoot@bennettjones.com

Edmonton

Ted Yoo is a registered patent and trademark agent in both Canada and the United States. His practice covers all matters related to intellectual property (IP), but is particularly focused on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, licensing, patentability and freedom to operate opinions, and IP review in support of financings, and mergers and acquisitions.

With a background in microbiology and chemistry, and an enduring personal interest in all areas of technology, Ted acts for clients in the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, forestry and agriculture, and the oil and gas industry. In particular, Ted has significant experience with pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, fuel cells, fertilizer production, upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum technology, and computer-related inventions.

IAM Top Patent Firms in Canada

“Yoo relishes working with inventors from the early stages of ideation through to creation and monetisation”

He is a Sessional Lecturer in IP Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta and has lectured in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta.

Past and present memberships and volunteer positions include:

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
Association of University Technology Managers
Licensing Executives Society
Canadian Association of Law Teachers
BioAlberta
Alberta Health Industry Association (AHIA)
Past member of the Canada Patent Agent Examining Board
Past Vice-President of the Alberta Soccer Association, and current member of the Risk Management Committee
Coach and former board member of Scottish United Soccer Club
Past Chair of The Arthritis Society (Alberta and NWT Division)
Past Director of the National Board of The Arthritis Society
Past Director of Edmonton Korean Cultural Centre Foundation

Select Experience

Blue Ant Media in its go-public transaction by way of reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media
Champion Petfoods, maker of ORIJEN and ACANA, in its sale to an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated
Clearpath Robotics Inc., a leader in autonomous robotics, in its sale to Rockwell Automation, Inc.
EZ Core, in selling Drive Rental assets to Cahill Services for $24 million.
An Alberta-based oilfield services company with operations in North American and the Middle East, in its US$26-million disposition of its business and operating assets to a US-based strategic buyer
Progressive Home Warranty Solutions Inc. and Pacific Home Warranty Insurance Services Inc. (the "PHWG Group"), in the sale of all of the shares and business of PHWG Group to Hub International Limited
A private equity firm, in completing a strategic bolt-on acquisition to an existing portfolio company in its fund with a value of $6 million
Enerbuilt Technologies Inc., in the sale of all of its assets and business to Flameless Solutions Inc., a related entity to WesternOne Inc., a reporting issuer, for consideration of cash and securities of WesternOne Inc., and related pre-closing reorganization of Enerbuilt Technologies Inc.
Enviro Vault Canada Ltd. and various affiliates, in sale of substantially all of its assets to Sundance Holdings Corporation
Pipeworx Ltd., a widely held private business (with operations in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba), in the sale of all of the shares in the capital of Pipeworx Ltd. to PLH Group, Inc. (a US-based portfolio company of Energy Capital Partners (being a US private equity firm)), by way of an exempt takeover bid
Selling shareholders, in a sale of all of the shares in the capital of Victory Rig Equipment Corporation to Trinidad Drilling Ltd.
Preo Software Inc., in its reverse takeover of CDG Investments Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement and related CNQ listing application

Recent Recognitions

Best Lawyers in Canada

2023 Lawyer of the Year, Intellectual Property Law
2021 Edmonton Lawyer of the Year, Intellectual Property Law
Recognized for Intellectual Property Law
Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Technology Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Technology lawyer
Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Health Sciences Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Health Sciences lawyer
Lexpert Special Edition on Technology and Health

Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Technology and Health
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Most Frequently Recommended, Intellectual Property
IAM Global Leaders

Recognized as a Global Leader
IAM Patent 1000 The World's Leading Patent Practitioners

Recommended as a leading patent professional under prosecution
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Received a BV Distinguished Peer Review Rating

Recent Insights, News & Events

Eighteen Bennett Jones Lawyers Ranked in Lexpert's Special Edition on Health Sciences
Announcements / July 02, 2025
Eighteen Bennett Jones lawyers are ranked in the July 2025 Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences. The annual feature profiles Lexpert-ranked lawyers in Health Sciences and related practices.
Protecting Innovation in Oil and Gas: AI, Automation and the High-Tech Frontier
Blog / June 02, 2025
This move signals a new era of government-industry cooperation and is poised to accelerate the deployment of advanced technologies, particularly in areas like carbon capture, emissions control and digital oilfield infrastructure.
Blue Ant Media Announces Go-Public Transaction By Way of Reverse Takeover of Boat Rocker Media
Client Work / March 27, 2025
Blue Ant Media, a privately owned company controlled by Michael MacMillan, announced on March 24, 2025, that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Blue Ant will go public via a reverse takeover (RTO) of Boat Rocker Media.
156 Bennett Jones Lawyers Featured in 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Announcements / March 11, 2025
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory has recognized 156 Bennett Jones lawyers in the 2025 edition. The firm also received rankings across 32 practice areas.
Dominique Hussey and Ted Yoo Ranked as IAM Global Leaders 2025
Announcements / October 24, 2024
Bennett Jones’ Dominique Hussey and Edward (Ted) Yoo have once again been ranked as two of the world’s top private practice experts in the field of patents in IAM Global Leaders 2025.
Bennett Jones Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2024
Announcements / August 24, 2023
104 Bennett Jones lawyers have been recognized across 46 practice areas in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. The recognized lawyers work in Bennett Jones' offices across Canada in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver, highlighting the firm's national expertise.
Mars Petcare to Acquire Champion Petfoods, Maker of ORIJEN and ACANA
Client Work / November 02, 2022
Mars Petcare, part of Mars, Incorporated, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Champion Petfoods from an investor group led by Bedford Capital and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. Champion Petfoods was founded in Alberta and has grown to be a key player in the global pet food industry across 90 countries.
Bennett Jones Named Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Best Lawyers in Canada 2023
Announcements / August 25, 2022
108 Bennett Jones lawyers have been recognized across 50 practice areas in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. The recognized lawyers work in Bennett Jones' offices across Canada in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver, highlighting the firm's national expertise.
Lexpert’s Leading Canadian Tech and Health Lawyers
Announcements / June 20, 2022
Twenty-two Bennett Jones lawyers are ranked in the Lexpert special edition of Canada’s Leading Tech and Health Lawyers. The issue profiles Lexpert-ranked lawyers in business-related litigation and appears in June’s Report on Business Magazine in the Globe and Mail.
Ted Yoo and Krishen Singh in PCT Network on Broad Specifications in Canada
Articles / December 30, 2021
Ted Yoo and Krishen Singh write "Notes to Patent Drafters: Common Issues with Broad Specifications in Canada" in the PCT Network.
Ted Yoo an IAM Global Leader in Patent Law
Announcements / December 16, 2021
Ted Yoo is included in the IAM Global Leaders 2022, featuring the world’s foremost private practice patent experts.
Bennett Jones' Best Lawyers in Canada 2022
Announcements / August 26, 2021
146 Bennett Jones lawyers have been recognized across 48 practice areas in the Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 edition, with 44 lawyers having earned recognition in multiple practice areas. The recognized lawyers work in Bennett Jones' offices across Canada in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver, highlighting the firm's national expertise.
22 Bennett Jones Lawyers in Lexpert's Special Edition on Health Sciences
Announcements / June 11, 2021
Twenty-two Bennett Jones lawyers are ranked in the 2021 Lexpert Special Edition on Health Sciences.
Ontario Court Enforces "No-Challenge Clause" in Patent Agreement
Blog / March 10, 2021
It is common for patent licence agreements and settlement agreements to include so called "no-challenge" clauses, in which parties agree not to attack the validity of the other's patent. However, the enforceability of such clauses has been questioned.
Bennett Jones' Best Lawyers in Canada 2021
Announcements / August 27, 2020
110 Bennett Jones lawyers have been recognized across 47 practice areas in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021 edition, with 44 lawyers having earned recognition in multiple practice areas. The recognized lawyers work in Bennett Jones' offices across Canada in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver, highlighting the firm's national expertise.
Canadian Patents, Trademarks, and Industrial Designs: Final Extension of Deadlines in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Blog / August 07, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has extended many (but not all) patent, trademark, and industrial design deadlines that ordinarily fall in a period beginning on March 16, 2020. In recent months, CIPO has incrementally extended the end date of this period. CIPO, however, has now made a final extension of the end date of this period to August 21, 2020.
Fifteen Bennett Jones Lawyers in Lexpert's Special Edition on Technology
Announcements / May 13, 2020
Fifteen Bennett Jones lawyers from the firm's Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver offices are featured in Lexpert's Special Edition: Technology.
Bennett Jones an IAM Global Leader in Patent Law
Announcements / January 20, 2020
Ted Yoo and Martin Kratz are included in the inaugural IAM Global Leaders 2020, featuring the world’s foremost private practice patent experts.
Bennett Jones IP and Alberta Glycomics Centre: Innovation Vanguards
Announcements / November 15, 2017
Bennett Jones is pleased to announce it is now providing intellectual property services to the Alberta Glycomics Centre. The Centre is home to some of the world’s most accomplished experts in carbohydrate-based research and is located at the University of Alberta.
Bennett Jones Shines in IAM Patent 1000
Announcements / June 06, 2017
Bennett Jones once again ranked highly in the sixth edition of IAM Patent 1000—The World’s Leading Patent Professionals—a unique guide that identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. The IAM Patent 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in this pivotal area of practice.
Newco Tank Cautionary Note on Over-reliance on Headings by Patent Drafters
Blog / March 19, 2015
Newco Tank Corp. and AG Canada Federal Court of Appeal 2015FCA47 16 Feb 2015 The Federal Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of an appeal from a Re-examination Board which had considered Canadian Patent [...]
Funding and Protecting Your R&D: Opportunities in the Energy Services Industry
Speaking Engagements / March 13, 2014
Ted Yoo participates as a panel member at an informative session on funding and protecting research and development in the energy services industry.
The Supreme Court of Canada VIAGRA Case: 5 Messages Technology Businesses Should Receive
Updates / November 12, 2012
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has provided valuable guidance to patent agents and litigators as to how Canadian patents will be read and enforced (Teva Canada Limited v Pfizer Canada Inc, 2012 SCC 60).
The Great Articling Debate
In The News / November 01, 2008
At a time when Ontario is considering pulling the plug on its articling program, Ted Yoo discusses the pros of instituting an articling program in "The Future of Articling." The article appears in the November issue of the CBA's National Magazine.