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 100 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 100 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents in five offices, we are also Canada’s largest firm focused purely on IP and related specialty areas.

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Canadian Trademarks: Protection Strategies for Global Brands

April 20, 2023 - November 09, 2023

A timely series of webinars to provide in-house counsel and global IP lawyers with a complete understanding of the unique aspects of Canadian brand protection.

Events & Webinars

Event
November 09, 2023 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
[Webinar Replay] French Language Charter

SpeakersChristian Bolduc and Francesca Roy
In this webinar, our speakers discuss the recent amendments to the French language requirements in Québec and touch on how they apply to product markings, promotion, and advertisements, plus practical... Read More
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October 12, 2023 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
[Webinar Replay] Canadian tips under the Madrid Protocol

SpeakersNora Labbancz and Philip Lapin
This webinar highlights Canada-specific issues for those pursuing Canadian designations of international registrations. Our speakers outline surprising challenges and unexpected issues that can arise ... Read More
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July 13, 2023 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
[Webinar Replay] Protecting brands and copyright online

SpeakersMark Biernacki and Daniel Anthony
The Internet has developed into an essential part of virtually every business, from online sales to software as a service, to online marketing. This has led to a corresponding rise in the type and vol... Read More

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Canadian Trademarks: Protection Strategies for Global Brands