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.

Firm News

Smart & Biggar welcomes 13 law students to Montréal, Ottawa and Toronto

May 12, 2021

Smart & Biggar is pleased to welcome 13 new summer law students across our Montréal, Ottawa and Toronto offices.

Each of our summer law students brings an accomplished academic record from prestigious post-secondary institutions across Canada.

Students who join the Smart & Biggar team enjoy a unique experience and exposure to all aspects of Intellectual Property law. They are provided mentorship to help them reach their full potential, as well as the opportunity to work directly with Partners and Associates on real cases from our high-profile roster of clients. Each student gains hands on experience working on matters in patents, trademarks, copyright and related litigation.

Joining Smart & Biggar’s Montréal office:

Julie Mouawad
Alexander Rougas

Joining Smart & Biggar’s Ottawa office:

Clara Dagenais (returning)
Pierre-Olivier Ferko
Zaid Furniturewalla
Mimoza Gjelaj (returning)
Emily Groper
Jae Jin Lee
Mohammed M'Hiri
Iris Ngo (returning)

Joining Smart & Biggar’s Toronto office:

Christian Bekking (returning)
Alexandra Johnson Dingee
Alexander Watts

We welcome each student and wish them success as they gain experience working alongside our leading IP lawyers, trademark and patent agents across Canada.

To learn more about Smart & Biggar’s student program, visit our Student page.

Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property law, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. We are leaders in intellectual property and technology law and have been serving clients for over a century.