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Associate announcement
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that Matthew Burt joins our Ottawa office as an associate.
December 18, 2017
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that Matthew Burt has joined the firm as an Associate in our Ottawa office.
Matthew’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, covering all fields of Intellectual Property law. This includes patents, trademarks, copyright and industrial designs. He is involved in all aspects of a litigation file, from preparing cease and desist letters, drafting infringement and validity opinions, to representing clients in court proceedings before provincial and federal courts.
Matthew holds a B.Sc. Hons. from Queen’s University and a M.Sc. (Cellular and Molecular Medicine) and J.D. (summa cum laude) from the University of Ottawa. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2017.
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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