Smart & Biggar to join the IPH group of leading international IP firms
Smart & Biggar, Canada’s leading IP firm, is pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement to join IPH Limited’s group of leading international IP firms.
As part of IPH, Smart & Biggar will join a network of five leading intellectual property firms with offices across 25 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Smart & Biggar will be the first member firm to join IPH in Canada, and will benefit from access to significant resources to invest in enhancing the way the firm delivers IP services to clients.
“At Smart & Biggar, we have the honour of working with many of Canada’s and the world’s most important innovators and brand owners, many of whom have entrusted us with protecting, enforcing and commercializing their IP rights for over a century” said Smart & Biggar Managing Partner, Matthew Zischka. “Joining the IPH group will supercharge our service offering and enable future investment and growth of our Canadian business. We look forward to continuing to help clients in Canada and around the world safeguard and leverage their IP and technological assets.”
“We are excited to welcome the Smart & Biggar team to IPH,” said IPH Managing Director & CEO, Dr Andrew Blattman. “Smart & Biggar’s practitioners and team members are of the highest quality and the firm has an outstanding international reputation as a leading IP firm in Canada. The Australian and Canadian IP markets are very similar, and together we will be well positioned to provide clients with a comprehensive IP service offering with an international reach, while offering strong career development opportunities for our people.”
Smart & Biggar will continue to operate under the existing brand and will remain independent from other IPH member firms following completion of the transaction, which is anticipated to occur in September 2022.
About IPH Limited
IPH is the Asia Pacific’s leading intellectual property services group, comprising a network of member firms working in eight IP jurisdictions and servicing more than 25 countries. The group includes leading IP firms AJ Park, Griffith Hack, Pizzeys and Spruson & Ferguson and online IP services provider Applied Marks. IPH employs more than 900 people working in Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand.
About Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading intellectual property firm, with offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. We are leaders in intellectual property and have been serving clients for over a century.