Smart & Biggar is pleased to be recognized as a Tier 1 firm for Copyright in the 2025 edition of Managing IP (MIP) IP STARS.
Earlier this year, the firm earned a Tier 1 ranking for Patent Prosecution and Patent Disputes, as well as for Trademark Prosecution and Trademark Disputes and 21 patent and trademark practitioners were named IP Stars.
This high praise follows the firm's wins at the MIP North America Awards 2025, where we received Canadian Firm of the Year awards for Patent Prosecution and Copyright. The firm also received the Impact Case of the Year award for our work in Tekna Plasma Systems Inc v AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc (2024 FC 871). Additionally, Principal Christian Bolduc was named Canadian Practitioner of the Year (Trademark Prosecution), and Principal Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie was named Practitioner of the Year (Copyright).
The full MIP IP Stars review of Smart & Biggar is available online.