Mathews Dinsdale Welcomes Pooja McArthur to the Firm
Mathews Dinsdale is pleased to announce that Pooja McArthur has joined our Victoria office as an Associate.
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Associate announcement
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that John Sparks has joined the firm’s Vancouver office as an associate.
January 26, 2017
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that John Sparks has joined the firm’s Vancouver office as an associate.
John Sparks’ practice focusses on a broad range of IP matters, particularly the prosecution of electrical and computer based patents and intellectual property litigation. He holds a B.Sc from Queens University and a J.D from the University of Victoria. He was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2016. During his undergraduate studies, John was a four time Chancellor’s Scholar for academic and extracurricular accomplishment. Before deciding to pursue a legal education, he worked for BlackBerry as a Hardware Design Validation Project Coordinator.
To learn more about John, visit his profile here.
Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading intellectual property firm. We are leaders in intellectual property and have been serving clients for over a century. Smart & Biggar operates as part of the IPH Limited group, under its own brand and independent from other IPH member firms.
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