Roseann Caldwell began
her patent agency career in 1990 with General Electric Canada Inc. and then
moved to Bennett Jones in 1993.
As a registered Canadian and United
States patent agent, Roseann Caldwell is qualified to practice before the
Canadian and the United States Patent Offices and before the World Intellectual
Property Office through the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. She
has extensive experience in the procurement and enforcement of patent rights
and the strategic management of intellectual property portfolios.
Roseann's patent expertise focuses on mechanical, chemical and biochemical
technologies. Being located in Calgary, Alberta, at the centre of Canada's
energy industry, Roseann has much experience in the energy and oil and gas
industries. For example, Roseann has handled patent matters in the areas of oil
sands mining and extraction, nuclear reactor tooling and fuel systems,
electrochemical fuel systems, environmental protection equipment and methods,
surface and down-hole equipment, chemicals and methods for well bore drilling,
completion, treatment and production.
Roseann has been elected as the
President of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) for the term
2012 to 2013. IPIC is Canada's pre-eminent association of professionals who
specialize in intellectual property: patents for inventions, trade-marks,
copyright, and industrial designs.
With a keen interest in intellectual
property training and awareness, Roseann regularly speaks and publishes on
intellectual property matters. As President of IPIC, Roseann has participated
in many conferences, meetings and presentations on intellectual property with
international associations and sister national organizations. In addition,
Roseann has met with Canadian government officials in the Canadian Intellectual
Property Office, other departments of Industry Canada and the Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Prior to her election as President,
Roseann served on the board of IPIC for five years and served as the Chair of
IPIC's Joint Liaison Committee for Patents from 2007 to 2010.
Roseann is
a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
