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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 100 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 100 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents in five offices, we are also Canada’s largest firm focused purely on IP and related specialty areas.

Event

[Webinar Replay] Marketing & Branding in Québec: Strategically navigating French language requirements and leveraging trademarks

Christian Bolduc and Stéphanie Girard

October 21, 2021 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

In this webinar, our speakers provided a practical overview of the French language requirements in Québec focusing on commerce and business, including product markings, promotion, and advertisement, with practical tips to fully take advantage of the “recognized trademark” exception.

Christian Bolduc and Stéphanie Girard presented this webinar on Thursday, October 21st, 2021.

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Christian Bolduc
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- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:514.954.3530
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- Montréal
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Stéphanie Girard
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- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:514.788.6588
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Events & Webinars

Event
November 26, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Webinar: impact of Bill 96 on product trademarks

Insights from new regulation, OQLF’s guidelines and discussions with the OQLF

SpeakersChristian Bolduc, Stéphanie Girard and Francesca Roy
Join us for an insightful webinar on how to address the French Charter requirements for trademarks appearing on products. Read More
Event
November 21, 2024 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Webinar: developing a sound global trademark filing strategy

SpeakersGraham Hood and Olivier Jean-Lévesque
Join us for an insightful webinar with our trademark experts, who will guide you through the complexities of global trademark filing. Read More
Event
September 12, 2024 07:00 AM - September 18, 2024 06:00 PM
Exclusive webinar: cross-border IP strategies for IP owners and litigators

SpeakersSheldon Hamilton, Urszula Wojtyra, Brandon Heard and Chen Li
Discussing the nuances and differences in the application of strategies and pharmaceutical patent litigation across jurisdictions are four IP experts from IPH Group’s Smart & Biggar in Canada and ... Read More

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