Rami Filfil M.Sc., LL.B.

Profile

Rami Filfil is a Canadian-qualified IP lawyer, registered patent agent in Canada and the United States, registered Canadian trademark agent — and an inventor in his own right. He holds advanced degrees in physics and mathematics and brings industry experience in defence technologies, software development, telecommunications, pattern recognition, radar systems and satellite imaging.

Over more than twenty years in IP law, Rami has practiced at top-tier national and international firms, IP boutiques and in-house — from Canada’s largest national IP firm to a prominent international IP firm in Dubai, where he co-managed the patent department. In 2021 he founded FILFIL IP to give innovators direct access to that experience.

Recognition

• Ranked as a patent star in the IAM Patent 1000 (2019–2026)
• Recognized as a trademark expert in the WTR 1000 (2021–2026)

Career Highlights

• Founded and leads FILFIL IP, advising sole inventors, SMEs and large corporations on all aspects of IP, and instructing a global network of agents (2021–present)
• Co-managed the patent department of a prominent international IP firm in Dubai, supervising a team of consultants and paralegals across the MENA region (2015–2021)
• Drafted and prosecuted patents before CIPO, USPTO, EPO, JPO, UKIPO, IP Australia, CNIPA, KIPO, ARIPO, EAPO and the GCC Patent Office
• IP associate at a respected IP boutique in Vancouver — prosecution, opinions, litigation support and IP transactions (2012–2013)
• In-house counsel for an Ottawa engineering-services company, running patent-mining sessions with engineers (2010–2012)
• Articled and summered at Canada’s largest national IP firm (2007–2010)

Before the Law: Science & Engineering

• Managed the team that designed antenna-pattern synthesis software for Canada’s RADARSAT-2 satellite, launched into orbit in 2007
• Developed calibration methods for airborne and satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
• Built radar data exploitation software for Defence R&D Canada — work that produced patented defence innovations
• Published researcher: neural-network dynamics (Physica D), RADARSAT-2 antenna modeling (IGARSS), and IP practice notes (LexisNexis Middle East)

Education

• LL.B., University of Ottawa (2009); called to the Ontario Bar (2010) and British Columbia Bar (2012)
• M.Sc. Mathematics, Dalhousie University (2002) — thesis on the stability and bifurcation of two-neuron systems, foundational work cited in memory-mapping and AI research
• B.Sc. Mathematics & Physics, First-Class Combined Honours, Dalhousie University (1999) — GPA 3.99/4.00

Professional Memberships

• Law Society of Ontario (2009–present)
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada — associate member (2012–present)
• International Trademark Association (2012–present)
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property — AIPPI (2018–present)
• Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association (2009–present)

Beyond the Office

Competitive table tennis player, squash and soccer enthusiast, local Rubik’s cube record holder — and, above all, a family man.