Norman Cameron has joined forces with Canada’s leading team for intellectual property and his clients will now benefit from the unrivaled experience of Canada’s leading IP firm – Smart & Biggar.
Together, Norman Cameron and the team at Smart & Biggar offer Canadian and international companies leading IP expertise and legal counsel to help them protect, enforce, and create growth with IP.
Canada’s leader for intellectual property law
Smart & Biggar offers clients the deepest level of IP expertise with a team of more than 100 lawyers, agents and technical specialists practicing in patents, designs, copyrights and trademarks. We are also the leader in Canada for IP litigation and enforcement, with an unmatched track record of trial victories at all levels of court resulting in impressive financial returns for our clients.
Helping companies leverage the value of IP
We help companies leverage the value of IP and innovation through a complete range of IP procurement services and strategic IP counsel and advice. From drafting and filing patent applications for new technologies for manufacturers, to advising on IP portfolio strategy and infringement issues across industries.
We also advise on trademark filing and applications, provide strategic counsel on enforcement, and related guidance on marketing and advertising. For early stage and fast growth companies we also advise on IP strategy, licensing and due diligence in M&A transactions, representing both investors and founders.
Featured Insights
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Earlier this week, we reported upon a new development for accelerating examination of Canadian trademark applications. However, the Trademarks Office has backtracked, imposing the previous, more oner...Read More
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Hehe, not Hehe: Meme marketing & advertising law in Canada
If a picture is worth a thousand words, that makes a meme worth about 50 tweets. It’s therefore no surprise that so many companies are interested in leveraging memes in marketing. But as with all adve...Read More -
A first look at Canada’s proposed patent term adjustment system
Bill C-47, entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023,” had its first reading in the House of Commons on April 20, 2023. This omnibus bill i...Read More -
Smart & Biggar celebrates World IP Day 2023
Today is World IP Day, and this year’s theme centers around “Women and IP: accelerating innovation and creativity.” To celebrate, we are turning the spotlight on our leading women IP practitioners to ...Read More
Firm News
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Smart & Biggar proudly sponsors the 21st Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute
Smart & Biggar is pleased to be a gold sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute (RMIPI) conference once again. This year’s event will take place in person...Read More -
Smart & Biggar leads the market with 16 ‘IP Stars’ named in the 2023 Managing Intellectual Property guide
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that 16 Principals from our Patents and Trademark practice groups have been listed as ‘IP Stars’ in the 2023 edition of the Managing Intellectual Property (MI...Read More -
BIO 2023: Connect with Smart & Biggar’s leading Canadian Life Sciences team
Smart & Biggar's leading Life Sciences team will be attending this year’s Bio International Convention in Boston, and look forward to reconnecting with colleagues and clients from around the world...Read More -
Smart & Biggar hailed ‘IP Boutique Law Firm of the Year’ at the Canadian Law Awards 2023
Smart & Biggar is proud to share that the firm has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as the gold winner of ‘IP Boutique Law Firm of the Year’ award at the Canadian Law Awards 2023.Read More
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