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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.

Firm News

Smart & Biggar appoints one new principal and five senior associates to Canada’s leading IP practice

July 01, 2024

Smart & Biggar is proud to announce the appointment of one new principal and five senior associates to its leading IP practice.

David Walters has been appointed as a principal in our EICT Patents practice, reflecting his outstanding service and dedication to our clients.

Additionally, five individuals have been promoted to senior associates in recognition of their achievements and contributions to our clients’ success across practice groups.

Tierney GB Deluzio (Trademarks)
Olivier Jean-Lévesque (Trademarks)
Nora Labbancz (Trademarks)
Matthew Norton (Litigation)
Michael Sgro (Life Sciences Patents)

Promotions are effective July 1, 2024. Congratulations to each practitioner on achieving these career milestones.

Read more about each individual’s profile in the Related People section.

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Smart & Biggar welcomes eight summer law students to our Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal offices

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