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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.

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.

Case

Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd v Jamp Pharma Corporation

2024 FC 1198

Sheldon Hamilton, Nancy Pei, Urszula Wojtyra, Lynn Ing and Chen Li

August 08, 2024

Smart & Biggar successfully represented Boehringer Ingelheim in a s. 6(1) action under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations regarding the use of nintedanib in the prevention or treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Read more about this case via our article "Boehringer Ingelheim succeeds in nintedanib PMNOC action against JAMP".

Related People

Sheldon Hamilton
Principal
- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:416.595.2753
- jshamilton@smartbiggar.ca
- Toronto
Sheldon Hamilton
Principal
Sheldon Hamilton is a principal in Smart & Biggar's Toronto office and Litigation Practice Group Leader for the firm. For more than 25 years, Sheldon has acted as counsel for many of the worl...
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Lynn Ing
Counsel
- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:416.595.2775
- yling@smartbiggar.ca
- Toronto
Lynn Ing
Counsel
Lynn Ing’s deep patent litigation and prosecution experience is bolstered by her strong scientific expertise and background in cancer research. Among her many accomplishments, Lynn held an integral ro...
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Chen Li
Associate
- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:416.595.2762
- cxli@smartbiggar.ca
- Toronto
Chen Li
Associate
In her intellectual property (IP) litigation practice, Chen leverages her top-notch legal skills and technical expertise to deliver insightful work products for clients. With a focus on life sciences,...
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Nancy Pei
Principal
- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:416.595.2761
- nppei@smartbiggar.ca
- Toronto
Nancy Pei
Principal
Nancy Pei is a principal in Smart & Biggar's Toronto office. With hands-on experience as a pharmacist and over 25 years of patent litigation expertise, Nancy has established a successful IP practi...
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Urszula Wojtyra
Principal
- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:416.595.2772
- uawojtyra@smartbiggar.ca
- Toronto
Urszula Wojtyra
Principal
Urszula Wojtyra practices in the field of life sciences, including pharmaceuticals and biologics, and is a key member of the firm’s litigation team. Urszula represents innovative pharmaceutical and bi...
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Client Success

Loblaws Inc v Pampered Chef et al
2021 FCA 29
Mark Evans and Graham Hood
February 15, 2021
Successfully represented Pampered Chef et al before the FCA in having affirmed the trial decision dismissing allegations of trademark infringement brought by Canada’s largest retailer.
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Nova Chemicals Corporation v Dow Chemical Company
2022 SCC 43
Jeremy Want, Daniel Davies, Matthew Burt and Nicole Boyle
November 18, 2022
Smart & Biggar successfully represented Dow Chemical before the Supreme Court of Canada, affirming the largest reported Canadian patent infringement award in history including the first time that ...
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Tekna Plasma Systems Inc v AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc
2024 FC 871
Jean-Sébastien Dupont, François Guay, Jeremy Want and Audrey Berteau
June 07, 2024
Smart & Biggar successfully represented Tekna Plasma Systems (Tekna), the plaintiff in this action.
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