IP & Technology Lawyer
in Toronto

Yes. Aghil Ebrahimi, Esq. is a licensed member of the Law Society of Ontario (No. 76573L) in good standing. He is authorized to advise and represent clients on Ontario law matters including IP, technology contracts, AI compliance, privacy, and copyright.

Yes. Trademark strategy for startups is a core part of the Toronto practice. We handle CIPO filings, USPTO prosecution, and cross-border brand protection for Toronto companies that sell into both Canadian and US markets. Clearance searches happen before any investment in the brand.

Yes. We advise Toronto-based AI companies on PIPEDA obligations, Canada's proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), intellectual property ownership of AI-generated output, and cross-province data compliance for products that operate across Ontario, Quebec, and the US. Compliance is built into the product rather than retrofitted under a regulator request.

Our Toronto clients include AI and SaaS startups, fintech and healthtech companies, digital creators and influencers, agencies and creative studios, and Canadian subsidiaries of US technology companies. If your business creates, licenses, or depends on technology or creative IP, we can help.

Use our online scheduling link to book a strategy call directly with Aghil Ebrahimi, Esq. No intake form required. Calls are conducted remotely and accommodate Ontario business hours. Bring your top legal question and we will build a clear action plan together.

Yes for most US legal matters: contracts governed by US law, US trademark filings, US privacy compliance, and US litigation all require US bar admission. As an attorney admitted to the State Bar of California, I cover US matters for Toronto clients without referring you to a separate US firm. One engagement, two countries, one consistent strategy.

Loi 25 applies whenever a Toronto company collects personal information about Quebec residents, regardless of where the company is based. It imposes privacy impact assessments, breach notification within 72 hours of risk, mandatory privacy officers, and consent rules stricter than PIPEDA. For pan-Canadian SaaS, Loi 25 typically becomes the compliance ceiling.

Canadian trademark rights flow primarily from CIPO registration, which makes early filing more strategically important. US trademark rights are built on first use in commerce; USPTO registration strengthens them. Canadian applications also require a bilingual goods-and-services description. Most Toronto companies with US ambitions need both filings, and the timing matters.

Yes. Term sheet IP diligence typically requires assignment chain documentation, trademark clearance, employee IP assignment confirmations, and open-source license review. We help Toronto startups close diligence gaps before they become deal blockers, and we structure IP for cross-border acquirers when the US is the buyer.

When Toronto businesses sell SaaS into the US, raise US capital, or get acquired by US strategic buyers, IP coverage has to work in both jurisdictions. I hold bar admissions in Ontario, California, and Quebec, which means CIPO and USPTO filings, US and Canadian privacy compliance, and cross-border contract work all stay under one engagement. Ontario practice is the core. Cross-border coverage is available when you need it.