Brigide Mattar

Professional Involvement

Memberships
•fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
•Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
•President, Le Forum international de la propriete intellectuelle - Quebec (FORPIQ)
•Member, Organizing Committee for Le Forum international de la propriete intellectuelle - Quebec (FORPIQ) (since 2009)
•Volunteer, Fondation du Maire de Montreal pour la jeunesse

Speaking engagements
• "La gestion de la propriété intellectuelle et les temps de crise" (co-presenter: Stephan P. Georgiev), presented to PÔLE Québec-Chaudière Appalaches, Quebec City, April 2010
• "Protéger le " look and feel " de produits électroniques" (co-presenter: Martin Tremblay), presentation to members of the Association des manufacturiers en électronique de Québec, Quebec City, March 2010
• "Accelerating Patent Examination in North America," presentation to the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle at the AIPLA European Committee's 2009 Annual European Trip, Paris, France, March 2009
• "La propriété intellectuelle dans le contexte des relations clients/fournisseurs" (moderator), Forum international de la propriété intellectuelle - Québec (FORPIQ), Montreal, February 2009
• "Créer et maximiser un portefeuille de PI àvaleur ajoutée" (co-presenter: Martin Tremblay), presentation at the Parc Technologique du Québec Métropolitain in March 2008 and to the Association des manufacturiers en électronique de Québec, Quebec City, November 2008
• "Managing and Leveraging IP for Commercial Success" (co-presenter: Sanjay D. Goorachurn), Concours des anges financiers de Montréal, Montreal, January 2008

Media

Publications
"Leveraging Canada's patent system to your advantage in Canada and beyond" (co-author: George Elvira), IP Update - Canada, August 7, 2013; Mondaq, August 7, 2013
"Managing patent portfolios during tough economic times" (co-author: Emma Start), IP Connections, January/February 2009
"Marking patented products: practical guidelines for Canadian companies" (co-author: George Elvira), IP Connections, November/December 2008
"Patent portfolio management: know what you have," IP Connections, May/June 2007