Bennett Jones Lawyers and Advisors Group:

Martin P.J. Kratz QC, FCIPS

Partner, Trademark Agent, Head of Intellectual
Property
Leading Canadian Intellectual Property and
Technology Lawyer at Bennett Jones Calgary
Martin Kratz leads the intellectual property practice for Bennett
Jones. He also leads the anti-spam practice and co-leads the
ecommerce practice. His practice is focused in intellectual
property and technology law, which includes substantive patent,
copyright and trademark matters as well as matters of intellectual property transactions,
IP commercialization, IP strategy and opinions, anti-spam, data protection, privacy,
ecommerce, strategic alliances, mergers, acquisitions and technology transfers among
technology companies. His practice is focused on the energy, electronic commerce,
software, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, entertainment and
related industries.
Martin continues to be internationally recognized as a leading lawyer. Among other
recognition he is identified:

as one of Canadas most creative lawyers by Lexpert-Thomson in the US guide

to Canadas 100 Most Creative Lawyers;
as one of Canadas leading lawyers in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to
the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada in each of the fields of intellectual property
and technology law;
ranked by Chambers and Partners for each of information technology law and
intellectual property law;
as an IP STAR by Managing Intellectual Property in each of the Patent and
Copyright & Trademark handbooks;
as one of Canada's leading cross-border lawyers in the Lexpert 2014 Guide to
the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada;
as amoung the top patent lawyers in the world in the 2014 IAM Patent 1000, The
World's Leading Patent Practitioners;
as among the world's top 648 patent lawyers in The International Who's Who of
Patent Lawyers, 2013;

listed by Who's Who Legal 2013 for Information Technology, Patents and Sports
and Entertainment;
as the exclusive winner of International Law Office / Lexology Client Choice
Awards USA & Canada 2014 (national) for the Intellectual Property Patents
category;
the winner of the International Law Office / Lexology ILO Client Choice Award
(International) 2013;
as a leading Internet and e-commerce lawyer in The International Who's Who of
Internet & e-Commerce Lawyers by Who's Who Legal;
as one of Canadas leading lawyers in Woodward Whites The Best Lawyers in
Canada for intellectual property law, technology law and information technology
law;
as a leading Internet and e-commerce lawyer in Who's Who Legal: Internet & eCommerce;
as highly recommended in technology law by the Practicing Law Institute;
as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property and Information Technology by
Lawday;
by Global 100 as 2014 Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Canada;
as 2014 outsourcing Lawyer of the Year for Canada by Corporate Intl; and
as a leading Canadian IP practitioner by winning the Corporate Intl Global Award,
Intellectual Property Advisory Excellence in Canada.

Martin has written over 346 publications on various topics involving intellectual property,
technology law or on related topics including the following books as sole or co-author:
Canadian Anti-Spam Law, 2014; Canadian Internet Law, 2013; Anti-Spam Chapter of
Electronic Commerce Law, 2013; Confidential Information Chapter of Director's Duties
2013; Outsourcing (Canada) 2012; IP&IT Handbook 2012/13: Volume 2: Data
Protection Canada; Licensing 2012 (Canadian Forms & Precedents), Electronic
Commerce Law 2012; Canadian Intellectual Property Law, 2nd Ed., 2010; Trademarks
and Industrial Designs, 2002 (Canadian Encyclopedic Digest); Internet Law: A Business
and Professional Guide, 1998 (Canada's first Internet law text); Canadian Intellectual
Property Law, 1998; Obtaining Patents, 2nd Edition, 1999 (1st Edition published 1995);
Protection of Copyright and Industrial Design, 1999, 2nd Edition (1st Edition published
1994); Information Systems Security: A Practitioners Guide, 1994 (2nd Edition
published 2003); The Computer Virus Crisis, 1992, 2nd Edition (1st Edition published
1989 and translated into Russian, Japanese and Dutch versions); and Control and
Security of Computer Information Systems, 1988.
Martin is national co-director of Osgoode Hall Law School's Intellectual Property LLM
program. Teaching or having taught courses in Intellectual Property Law, Biotechnology
Law and Internet Law at several law schools, Martin is an Adjunct Professor of Law at

the Osgoode Hall Law School (Toronto) and at Concordia University College
(Edmonton). At Osgoode Hall Law School (York University) Martin teaches, as lead
national instructor, Intellectual Property Transactions and co-teaches Intellectual
Property Theoretical Frameworks for the Intellectual Property LLM Program. He also
teaches Intellectual Property Law for the Health Law LLM Program. He also acts as
Regional Director of the E-Business LLM program.
Among other memberships, Martin is a member of the American Bar Associations
Science & Technology, Patent, Copyright & Trademark, Sports & Entertainment and
International Sections, a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the
Canadian Chamber of Commerce, a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of
Canada, and a Fellow of the Canadian Information Processing Society. He was
appointed to the Board of Governors of Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) in July
2014 for a three-year term.

Select Experience

Statoil Canada Ltd. in connection with acquisition by PTTEP Canada Limited of

the remaining 60% ownership interest in the Thornbury, Hangingstone and South
Leismer oil sands areas in exchange for Statoils 40% stake in the Leismer and
Corner projects and approximately US$200 million in cash. Read more
Members of the Sanjel Group, an international leader in innovative down hole
well services, in connection with the acquisition of certain worldwide intellectual
property and other assets from Sure Tech Tool Services Inc., a completions
company, and also certain worldwide intellectual property and other assets from
Noram Oil Services Inc. Read more
Omstead Foods Limited, in connection with the divestment of its frozen vegetable
and coated appetizer division to Bonduelle SA and its frozen fruit division to
Silver Valley Farms.
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Recent Recognitions

2015, WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals

Martin P.J. Kratz, recognized among the top 1000 Trademark professionals in Litigation
and Enforcement
"Kratz is an all-round IP whiz who pens regular articles and chapters on IP and IT law in
Canada."

2015, Expert Guides: Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers

Martin P.J. Kratz, recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of technology, media and
telecommunications

2015, Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada

Martin P.J. Kratz, recognized as a leading computer and IT lawyer

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Recent Publications

6 Cloud Considerations For Tech Start-ups

Data Hosting and Data Breaches
How Privacy Laws In Canada Affect The Cloud
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News & Events

Patent Law in Light of The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Using Intellectual Property to Facilitate Clean Tech Commercialization
Intellectual Property Challenges in the Digital Era in the 21st Century
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Blog Posts

Defending Enforcement Under CASL: Establishing Due Diligence

First Steps if You Receive a CASL Enforcement Notice
CASL Software Provisions now in Force
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