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Smart & Biggar welcomes Surena Hesami as Technical Consultant in Montreal
Smart & Biggar is pleased to welcome Surena Hesami to the Montreal office as an associate technical consultant in our industrial and mechanical patents group.
September 20, 2018
With a practice focused on patent preparation and procurement, Surena Hesami calls on his technical expertise in mechanical engineering and renewable energy to draft and prosecute patent applications. In his role he conducts patent searches and advises clients on issues relating to patentability, patent validity and infringement.
Surena earned a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Concordia University where he completed a thesis, in collaboration with the aerospace industry, focusing on gas turbine combustion. In addition to his engineering experience, he has assisted clean tech and biomedical companies through his work in a start-up accelerator. His previous experience also includes time spent in North America’s largest custom Air Handling Unit (AHU) manufacturer, based in Montreal.
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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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