Smart & Biggar

Smart & Biggar is Canada’s largest and leading firm practising exclusively in intellectual property and technology law with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary.

The firm offers a sophisticated level of technical depth and expertise – virtually every member of the firm has an engineering or scientific educational background, with over one third having graduate degrees in their area of specialization, and many of its lawyers are also registered patent and trademark agents. Smart & Biggar has prepared, filed and prosecuted more patent and trademark applications than any other firm in Canada and its services are consistently lauded in leading international surveys.

The firm offers clients technology-specific experience in many sectors, including: life sciences and pharmaceutical, chemical, industrial and mechanical, electrical and electronic, software, information technology and internet, consumer products, media and broadcasting, financial services, aerospace and defence, transportation, consulting services, energy and utilities, food, beverage and tobacco, luxury goods and apparel, metals and mining, retail, telecommunications and cleantech.

Smart & Biggar is also a dominant force in intellectual property litigation. The firm has efficient and highly effective trial lawyers, and no other Canadian firm can claim a more distinguished and successful record. The firm routinely handles Canada’s most commercially important and technically complex intellectual property cases involving high stakes. Many of its victories on behalf of clients are leading Canadian precedents, and it has represented clients in the Supreme Court of Canada on more than 75 occasions.

Smart & Biggar is recognized as Canada’s leading IP litigation firm, and its formidable team of litigators provides clients with the unparalleled protection they need. It litigates across Canada — in both the Common Law and Civil Law Courts, at the highest appellate levels and in both official languages.

The firm has been recognized as Canada’s “Intellectual Property Firm of the Year” by Chambers & Partners in 2018, “IP Litigation Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Canada for nine consecutive years, Canada’s “IP Boutique Firm of the Year” by Managing Intellectual Property’s North America Awards, and Canada’s “Go-to firm for IP litigation” by The Legal 500 Canada.

Intellectual property rights are only valuable if they can be protected and exploited intelligently. Smart & Biggar offers a full complement of patent and trademark agency services to associate firms and in-house counsel seeking to protect, exploit or litigate intellectual property rights in Canada. The firm provides unparalleled IP counsel by safeguarding the competitive position of its clients and maximising the value of their IP assets.

Whether your innovations are the product of a moment’s inspiration or the result of years of investment in research and development, let Smart & Biggar demonstrate the many ways in which it can help you to leverage the full potential of your efforts.

Smart & Biggar proudly operates as part of the IPH Limited group, under its own brand and independent from other IPH member firms. IPH is an international intellectual property services group; a network of member firms working throughout 10 IP jurisdictions, with clients in more than 25 countries.