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Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that Sally Hemming has been promoted to Counsel.
January 4, 2019
We are pleased to share that Sally Hemming has been promoted to Counsel.
Sally, who works out of Toronto and Ottawa, has been practicing patent law for more than 15 years, with a focus on securing patent protection in the fields of biotechnology, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. She has in-depth experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in Canada, the United States and internationally. Sally also oversees patent prosecution in various other jurisdictions, including Europe, China, Japan and Australia, and in addition provides technical assistance in pharmaceutical litigation matters.
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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