Laurence Bourget-Merle

Laurence Bourget-Merle

Ph.D., Chemistry and Patent Agent in Canada and in the United States

Montreal

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Tel. Montréal: 514 987-8882
Languages: English, French
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Laurence Bourget-Merle specializes in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications, and in providing patentability, validity, infringement and right to manufacture opinions in all the fields of chemistry, and more particularly organic, inorganic and polymer chemistry.

She studied in Marseille and Montpellier, France. She was awarded a doctorate in organic, inorganic and industrial chemistry from the Université de Montpellier II in 1996. Her doctorate focused on the preparation of silica, organosilsequioxanes and silicon resins using a non-hydrolytic Sol-Gel process.

From 1997 to 2000, Laurence was a post-doctorate (Marie-Curie Fellowship) with Professor M. Lappert at University of Sussex, England, where she worked on the synthesis of β-diketiminato and 1-azaallyl metal complexes useful as catalysts for polymerization.

In 2001, she moved to the Netherlands where she worked as a research assistant with Professor G. Van Koten, Utrecht Universiteit. Her research was directed to the synthesis of carbosilane dendrimers and the grafting thereof to silica to modify the physico-chemical properties of silica.

In 2003, she worked as a research assistant with Professor G. Hanan at Université de Montréal on the synthesis of polypyridyl like ligands and their ruthenium(II) complexes with luminescence properties.

Laurence is also a member of the Life Sciences committee of the firm.

  • Doctorate in Organic, Inorganic and Industrial Chemistry, Université de Montpellier II, France (1996)
  • Diplôme d’études approfondies (DEA) Heterochemistry, Polymers and Catalysis, Université de Montpellier II, France (1993)
  • Master in Molecular Chemistry, Université d'Aix-Marseille III, France (1992)
  • Licence in Molecular Chemistry, Université d'Aix-Marseille III, France (1991)
  • Diplôme d’études universitaires générales (DEUG), Université d'Aix-Marseille III, France (1990)
  • Ordre des chimistes du Québec (OCQ)
  • Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
  • Food processing
  • Agrochemicals
  • Building materials
  • Car industry
  • Cardboard packaging
  • Chemistry
  • Cosmetics
  • Petrochemistry
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Patents - Counsel
    • Portfolio Management
    • Drafting and Prosecution of Patent Applications
    • Validity, Infringement, Freedom to Operate and Patentability Opinions
  • Patents - Fields of Science and Engineering
    • Medical Devices
    • Biotechnology
    • Chemistry
    • Simple Mechanics
    • Catalysis and Polymers
    • Polymers Chemistry
    • Formulation and Cosmetics
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Materials Chemistry
    • Pharmacology
    • Petrochemistry
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