Jim Gastle, P. Eng Email & Phone Number

I’m a CDA/US Patent Agent, Professional Engineer (Ontario), Virtual Patent Marking Management Consultant, and co-Founder of Terrifio™ Markr™, a digital tool, helping U.S. Patent owners selling patented products, to unlock access to potentially 10x higher damages/settlement leverage.My practice is focused on helping clients set up and manage their Virtual Patent Marking programs, and adjust their patent prosecution strategies with that in mind. I’ve contributed to or featured in 50+ articles across the UK, Europe and the United States, on subjects in Intellectual Property, particularly focussing on Virtual Patent Marking.Terrifio's online tool Markr removes a persistent compliance blind spot in the IP landscape, which is causing those U.S. Patent Owners with patented products marketed in or toward the U.S., to miss out on the intrinsic value of "constructive notice". With Terrifio Markr, U.S. Patent owners are guided to set up, export and actively manage a Virtual Patent Marking program which is compliant with 35 U.S.C 287a), the section of the United States Code setting out the conditions required for constructive notice for patent infringers.For patent claims to products, devices, systems and the like, the value proposition of Virtual Patent Marking is compelling. Without constructive notice, U.S. Patent owners are only entitled to pre-suit damages for third-party infringing activities occurring after "actual notice" or the filing of a complaint, which can often result in pre-suit damages over just a few months. In striking contrast, constructive notice provided by a Terrifio Markr compliant Virtual Patent Marking program, entitles U.S. Patent owners up to six years of pre-suit damages, a potential 10x increase in value and settlement leverage. U.S. Patent owners owe it to themselves to explore this further. See further details, terms and conditions at teriffio.com.Before co-creating Terrifio, I spent 25+ years representing corporate, academic, and independent clients in a wide range of scientific fields. My firm, GASTLES, has managed Canadian patent portfolios for several multinationals in the automotive, industrial lighting, and hospitality fields.

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  Queen'S University

  Mech. Eng