Carol Ann Thomas B. Eng (Electrical), P. Eng.

Associate | Patent Agent

Carol Ann is a registered Patent Agent with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office with a degree in Electrical Engineering. She specializes in patent drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications in the electrical, software, machine learning, communications systems, and big data fields. Carol Ann has over fourteen years experience successfully prosecuting patent applications in Canada and the United States.

Carol Ann has served a range of clients including individual inventors, start-ups, and SMEs and has secured patent rights for a large telematics company as an in-house agent.

Prior to commencing a career in intellectual property, Carol Ann worked as a PCB and FPGA designer in the telecommunications industry.

QUALIFICATIONS

Registered Canadian Patent Agent 2021

Registered United States Patent Agent, 2022

Professional Engineer, Professional Engineers Ontario, 2023

EDUCATION

B.Eng. (Electrical), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999

MEMBERSHIPS

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)