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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Smart & Biggar welcomes Linli Liu to our patents group

May 18, 2022

Smart & Biggar is pleased to welcome Linli Liu to our growing patents team. Linli joins the firm as a Technical Consultant and will work alongside our expert IP lawyers and agents in the Toronto and Montréal offices.

Linli’s practice is focused on patent drafting and prosecution, drawing from her strong and diverse range of technical expertise. Linli holds an advanced degree in electrical engineering, allowing her to advise clients on the best course of action in multitude of complex patent issues.

Before joining Smart & Biggar, Linli worked as an in-house patent engineer in a global telecommunications company located in China, where she gained valuable experience in drafting patent applications and prosecuting patent applications in various technical areas, such as telecommunications, semiconductor areas, consumer devices, and artificial intelligence.

Linli was a certified Chinese patent agent and is familiar with Canadian, US, and Chinese patent law. In addition, she brings knowledge and experience with patent laws in other jurisdictions, including Europe, Japan, and Korea where she managed a large volume of patent portfolios.

We wish Linli every success in her career here at Smart & Biggar.

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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Smart & Biggar welcomes Linli Liu to our patents group