Intellectual Property Protection
604-259-7000 info@vantekip.com

Meet Our Team

Alaka Chatterjee

Alaka Chatterjee

Nicole Gade

Nicole Gade

Rand Chatterjee

Rand Chatterjee

Heather Burgham

Heather Burgham

Alistair Forster

Alistair Forster

Heidi Devlin

Heidi Devlin

Shin Hung

Shin Hung

Jessica Yeung

Jessica Yeung

Robert A. Fashler, FCIArb

Robert A. Fashler, FCIArb

Alistair Forster

Alistair is an IP lawyer, trademark agent and chemical engineer with over 25 years experience working with companies in a diverse range of industries in developing, managing, enforcing, and leveraging their intellectual property. His experience falls in the intersection of business and technology law which puts him in a unique position to provide practical solutions for his clients with close consideration of their business needs and market differentiators. He joined VanTek as a full partner in 2025 after decades of working as a partner at his own law firm, in-house counsel to a number of different technology companies, and working at a national IP law firm.
 
Alistair has hands-on experience with IP prosecution, as well as enforcement and litigation, in both external and internal counsel roles. He has experience in, among other things, drafting and prosecuting patents and trademarks; drafting and negotiating agreements, including services agreements, IP licenses, and many other forms of commercial agreements; responding to subpoenas and court orders; and advising on copyright, privacy and compliance issues. 
 
Alistair also has significant experience working with clients in acquiring and divesting IP assets on both sides of their corporate transactions. This would include assessing specific critical IP assets as well as large IP portfolios for risks associated with ownership, validity, patentability, infringement, prior disclosure and statutory compliance. Alistair’s experience in assisting with these types of transactions has allowed him to build a proactive approach for due diligence readiness in association with all his clients’ matters. In addition, he also provides legal counsel to clients in the form of contract drafting and negotiation (e.g., employment contracts, assignments, non-disclosure agreements, licensing agreements, sales agreements and patent brokerage agreements).

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info@vantekip.com

Mailing Address

VanTek IP LLP
101-1001 West Broadway, Suite #380
Vancouver, BC V6H 4E4
Canada

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Our Mission

From our experiences in small boutiques to national IP and general practice law firms in Canada and the U.S.A., we bring our diverse perspectives to our practice, recognizing that technical expertise and resilient systems must combine with efficiency and cost effectiveness to provide the very best client service.

VanTek IP is all about finding the middle way, where our low overhead and deeply committed professionals combine to create a tailored and responsive practice in order to serve our clients exactly as each requires.

Working with a growing small partnership and a network of highly-experienced professionals, we offer customized services that combine technical expertise and decades of experience prosecuting patent and design files worldwide.