Brian Chau

Practice Areas

With a background in electrical and computer engineering, Brian Chau focuses on intellectual property, primarily patent prosecution, strategy, and portfolio management.

Brian concentrates on examination and original drafting for patent applications in challenging subject matter areas, including software patents for computer science-based innovations relating to machine learning / artificial intelligence, distributed ledger, blockchain, and trading technologies, as well as mathematically intensive technologies such as power circuits, networking and cellular technologies. Brian has deep experience in protecting technologies from both foundational (e.g., machine learning architectures, cryptographic algorithms, and loss functions) and practical applied technology perspectives (e.g., electric vehicle drivetrains, 3D printers, smart order routers, physical network routers).

In the 2023 Evident AI Patent Innovation Report, Brian drafted five of the top 20 most influential AI patents in the report, including #1 and #5 on the ranking.

He is well versed in supporting scaling companies and can assist with identifying and connecting with federal and provincial support programs. In particular, Brian has successfully completed many projects and acknowledges both the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario's efforts in supporting IP initiatives for the benefit of Canadians. Brian's startup clients have successfully exited with favourable valuations of their IP.

Brian is a Black Duck Legal Specialist and can assist companies with open source reviews. Brian led an open source review and compliance program for a publicly listed, multinational corporation in the energy industry, and assists scaling companies with navigating emerging issues relating to open source and data governance as it relates to machine learning.