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Smart & Biggar is proud to announce the appointment of Victoria Townsend as Principal in our Patents: EICT practice.
August 15, 2025
Smart & Biggar is proud to announce the appointment of Victoria Townsend as Principal in our Patents: EICT practice.
Victoria Townsend is a patent agent based in Toronto with over 20 years of experience, and steps into the role of principal in Smart & Biggar’s EICT team.
Victoria said, “From a trainee at a patent & trademark agency in Ottawa fresh out of engineering, to 17 years at an IP boutique in Toronto, to principal in a national IP firm – it has been quite the journey! I am proud of this recognition and grateful to my colleagues (both old and new!) for their support and guidance along the way. I look forward to continuing on as part of the talented team at Smart & Biggar.”
Read Victoria Townsend’s Smart & Biggar profile online.
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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