Smart & Biggar hailed as a Tier 1 firm for patent contentious and prosecution matters in MIP IP Stars 2020 patent rankings

Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that the firm maintains its Tier 1 ranking for both Patent Contentious and Patent Prosecution categories in Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Stars, 2020 edition. In addition, twelve Smart & Biggar practitioners were ranked as “IP Stars” for Patents for 2020, more than any other firm in Canada.

MIP describes Smart & Biggar as a firm that “consistently delivers for clients in both patent protection and patent disputes work,” with a patent team that has “broad technical expertise.” Special mention is made in the guide of partners Elliott Simcoe, Daphne Lainson and Matthew Zischka for their filing and prosecution work, and Steven Garland, Gunars Gaikis, Yoon Kang and Sheldon Hamilton as “prominent practitioners” in our litigation practice. Partner Alice Tseng, is singled out as “experienced in advising on regulatory matters in the life sciences sector.”

Earlier in the year, Smart & Biggar was also awarded “IP Boutique Firm of the Year” at the MIP North America Awards, and Ottawa managing partner Steven Garland was shortlisted for the Outstanding Patent Practitioner award.

Congratulations to all of our 2020 patent ‘IP Stars’: Allan Brett, Gunars Gaikis, Steven Garland, Stephan Georgiev, Sheldon Hamilton, Yoon Kang, Daphne Lainson, Nancy Pei, David Schwartz, Elliott Simcoe, Jeremy Want and Matthew Zischka.

The full ranking for MIP IP Stars in copyright, patents and trademarks can be found here.

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.