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 14 summer law students to our offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal

May 17, 2022

Smart & Biggar is pleased to welcome 14 law students this summer, located in our Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal offices to work exclusively in IP and technology law.

Joining us from a wide range of academic backgrounds and prestigious post-secondary institutions across Canada, this year’s students will enjoy a unique experience with exposure to all aspects of Intellectual Property law.

Each student will gain hands-on experience working on matters in patents, trademarks, copyright and IP litigation, and are provided with mentorship to help them reach their full potential, as well as the opportunity to work directly with Smart & Biggar partners and associates on real cases from our high-profile roster of clients.

We wish our students every success as #FutureIPleaders at Canada’s Intellectual Property Law Firm.

Welcome to Ottawa

2022 Summer Students 2022 in the Ottawa office

From left to right: Isaac Jonker, Pierre-Olivier Ferko, Rebekah Kim, Jayne White, Grace Simpson, Rachel Harrison, Jean-Claude Velasquez, Pelle Berends

Welcome to Toronto

2022 summer student in the Toronto office

From left to right: Joshua Crawford, Katherine (Katie) Graham, Alexander Watts, Jae Jin Lee

Welcome to Montréal

Photo of summer students 2022 in the Montreal office

From left to right: Inès Maarouf, Julie Mouawad

About Smart & Biggar

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

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