People

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.

Rankings & Recognition

Smart & Biggar named Law Firm of the Year by Best Lawyers

October 31, 2024

Smart & Biggar has been named Law Firm of the Year in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms - Canada by Best Lawyers for the firm’s work in Intellectual Property Law and Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice. This recognition is granted to a single law firm per legal practice area nationwide, making this a landmark achievement for our firm.

We are also ranked Tier 1 nationally for Advertising & Marketing Law, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, and Intellectual Property Law.

Additionally, Smart & Biggar received multiple Tier 1 rankings for the work done by our regional offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and Calgary.

Ottawa

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Intellectual Property Law

Toronto

Advertising and Marketing Law
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Cannabis Law
Intellectual Property Law
Technology Law

Montréal

Intellectual Property Law

Vancouver

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Information Technology Law
Intellectual Property Law

Calgary

Intellectual Property Law

Overall, Smart & Biggar was ranked nationally and regionally in nine areas of law:

Advertising and Marketing Law
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Cannabis Law
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Information Technology Law
Intellectual Property Law
Privacy and Data Security Law
Technology Law

Congratulations to all our team members who contributed to these rankings.

The full 2025 Best Law Firms - Canada list is available to view online.

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