People

Smart & Biggar is Canada’s largest and highest ranked intellectual property firm. Our reputation and strength is a measure of the quality of our people, and we are proud to have the broadest and deepest bench for IP in Canada. With over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents, we offer legal expertise and technological knowledge across a wide range of industries and scientific and engineering disciplines, with leaders in every field.

Services

Today’s fast-paced innovation economy demands a higher level of expertise and attention to detail when it comes to IP. Our highly skilled team of lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents advise clients on a wide variety of strategic business, brand and technology matters leveraging their deep expertise in intellectual property to help them succeed with IP.

Industries

Across all industries, intellectual property is at the heart of innovation and is key to accelerating business value and growth. Developing a clear IP strategy and knowing how to tap and leverage IP to align with business goals can unlock competitive advantages and make the difference between industry leaders and followers.

Insights

At the forefront of IP in Canada, and actively involved as leaders in industry committees and associations, we stay up-to-date and proactively report on the latest developments in intellectual property law in Canada and around the world. Breaking IP news, changes in the law, important new decisions, and information on key IP issues are provided here through our IP publications and resources.

Careers

Many of the world's most commercially important innovators and most prominent brands trust Smart & Biggar to protect and enforce their IP and to provide them with strategic IP counsel. We have developed a reputation as a firm of talented lawyers and patent and trademark agents with integrity, business savvy and tremendous acumen. That’s why we look for the brightest people with combined talent and strengths in law, business, science and technology.

Who we are

Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property, and with over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents in six offices, we are also Canada’s largest firm focused purely on IP and related specialty areas.

Event

[Webinar] Canadian IP litigation 2024: a year in review

Matthew Burt, Daniel Davies and Jean-Sébastien Dupont

February 12, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Date and time: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

Our presenters Matthew Burt, Daniel Davies and Jean-Sébastien Dupont provide an annual summary of key developments in Canadian IP litigation. This webinar offers a valuable opportunity for legal professionals and those interested in Canadian litigation to gain an overview of important court decisions, changes to rules, practice notices and other developments that shaped the Canadian IP landscape in 2024.

Watch the replay:

Download the slides

Who should attend:

in-house counsel
business owners and entrepreneurs
legal professionals, including IP practitioners and litigators

Speakers:

Matthew Burt: Matthew is a senior litigation associate at Smart & Biggar, whose practice focuses on patent, trademark and industrial design disputes.
Daniel Davies: Daniel is an experienced litigator specializing in patent, trademark, and copyright disputes. He represents clients in court proceedings, including the Federal Court of Canada and appellate courts, and provides strategic advice on enforcing Canadian intellectual property rights.
Jean-Sébastien Dupont: Jean-Sébastien is a principal and leader of the Firm’s litigation group at Smart & Biggar. Focusing on intellectual property litigation in the areas of patents, copyright and trademarks, Jean-Sébastien is involved in all aspects of litigation from preparing and initiating new court proceedings to bringing complex cases to trial.

To learn more, read our recent year in review article on Canadian IP litigation.

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