Partner, Patent Agent
Tuba Yamaç
Contact
Paris
17-21 rue Saint-Fiacre75002 Paris
Montreal
25th Floor1100 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9
CANADA 514 397-8500 514 397-8515 info@bcf.ca
Profile
Tuba Yamaç is a partner in our Intellectual Property (IP) group and a registered patent agent in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. With her extensive industry experience and global perspective, Tuba spearheads intellectual property strategies for technology clients, spanning start-ups, large corporations, and research institutions. Clients appreciate Tuba’s pragmatic and client-centric approach.
Tuba holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Materials and a M.Sc. in Intellectual Property Management, both from the University of London. She is recognized above all for her technical and industrial skills in medical technologies, ranging from medical devices to digital health. Over the course of her 20-year career, Tuba has also built up proficiency in clean tech and automotive technology.
Tuba advises clients in building and adapting intellectual property strategies that align with business goals, at any business stage, including procuring global patent and design rights, establishing trade-secret strategies and internal policies, providing IP partnering support, preparing for investment, and delivering commercial transaction support, patentability landscaping, freedom to operate, and due diligence.
Before joining BCF, Tuba was the intellectual property director of a medical device company in Montréal, where she developed its IP portfolio, aligned IP and medical device regulatory strategies, and provided business support through multiple strategic initiatives.
Tuba is trilingual and regularly represents the Québec life sciences business ecosystem in the United Kingdom and the United States. She also teaches patent law and is an invited speaker at the annual LifeSciences UK Patent attorney conference (CIPA).
Expertise
Industries
Education
- Registered Patent Agent, Canada, 2008
- Registered European Patent Attorney, 2006
- Registered United Kingdom Patent Agent, 2004
- Ph.D., Biomedical Materials, University of London, UK (3M Industrial Case Award)
- M.Sc., Management of Intellectual Property, University of London, UK (Herschel-Smith Award, Distinction)
- B.Sc. (HONS), Materials Science, Manchester University, UK
Recognition(s)
- IAM Patent 1000 (2020-2024) - Recommended Individual
- Startup Community Awards (2023) - Finalist
Publications
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“Medical Devices information booklet,”
Institute of Materials Information Service, London, UK, 1994
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“Patent Law,”
in Life Sciences Law in Canada, Carswell, 2018
Representative Work
- Acted on behalf of clients in the health technologies sector (especially medical devices, digital health, diagnostic devices), in preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent and design applications
- Acted on behalf of small and medium-sized organizations and institutions, particularly in health technologies (medical devices, digital health) for devising IP strategies
- IP support in licensing negotiations and agreements
- IP due diligence for transactions (both buyer and seller perspective)
- IP due diligence for investor analysis
- IP strategy and preparation for IPO
- Patentability search assessment and opinions
- IP strategy for start-ups
- European patent procurement advice
- Competitor analysis and patent mapping
Conferences
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Online, 2024
Webinar “From Lab to Launch: Intellectual Property 101” organized by Unity Health Toronto, speaker
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Montréal, 2024 and 2020
MEDTEQ Summit, Panel moderator
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Organized by Concordia University, Lecturer, Montréal, 2023
CREATE Seminar on IP
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Organized by Transmedtech, Lecturer, Montréal, 2022
“Écosystèmes d’innovation ouverte en technologies médicales,”
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Organized by CERBA, Lecturer, Montréal, 2021
IP strategies supporting Lifesciences in North America
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Organized by MIT, Lecturer, Boston, 2018-2019
“Intellectual Property strategies,”
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IP Workshop organized by Innovacorp, Lecturer, Halifax, 2018
“Intellectual Property for Medical Devices and Digihealth,”
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At Annual Life Sciences Conference of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, Lecturer, UK, 2018
“Canadian Life Sciences Patent Practice: A Goose-Eye View,”
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Lecture Series at the McGill University Health Centre, Lecturer, Montréal, 2018
“Introduction to IP,”
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Chair and Panellist, Montréal, 2018
“Transatlantic Pitch & Fly,”
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Organized by British-Québec Business Coalition, Lecturer, Montréal, 2016
“Growing Abroad: Tax and IP Considerations,”
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Organized by Medical Devices Centre for Commercialization, Lecturer, Montréal, 2016
“Medical Devices IP: Lesions Learned, Ablated and Avoided,”
Professional Affiliation(s)
- Unitary Patent Court representative
- European Patent Institute (EPI) - The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
- College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (Patent Agent)
- Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, UK (Patent Agent)
- ADRIQ (Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l’innovation du Québec ), Expert Advisor Member
Involvement
- McGill University Capstone project course, Invited lecturer, 2022-2023
- IPIC/McGill University Understanding Patents Course, Director, 2015, and Assistant Director, 2013-2014
- IPIC/McGill University Understanding Patents Course, Lecturer on European patent practice, 2013-present
- IPIC/McGill University Understanding Patents Course, Workshop tutor on international patent strategy, 2008-present
