Trademark Associate (3-5 Years)

at  Smart Biggar

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What We Do.
Smart & Biggar is Canada’s largest firm practicing exclusively in intellectual property (“IP”) and technology law, with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and the Waterloo Region. Our business covers all aspects of IP and technology law, including procuring IP protection for our clients, enforcing, and litigating IP rights, and providing world-class advice and counseling in the areas of IP licensing, IP regulation, and IP strategy. We are Canada’s leader in IP and technology law and have been for over 125 years. We are regularly recognized as Canada’s top IP and technology firm.
We are part of the IPH Group. IPH Limited is the holding company for IP and associated companies offering a wide range of IP services and products. IPH companies employ a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of over 1,200 people in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand. IPH companies service a diverse client base of Fortune Global 500 companies, multinationals, public sector research organisations, SMEs and professional services firms worldwide.
We are passionate about what we do and what we can achieve. The IPH Group is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect across companies to enable us all to feel valued and be the best we can be.
The Opportunity.
Our Ottawa office is currently looking for an experienced Trademark Associate to join our national Trademark Group. In this role, you will work alongside world-class IP practitioners and thought leaders who provide clients with sophisticated yet practical advice in all areas of trademark law.
As a member of the Smart & Biggar team, you will have the opportunity to work with, and advise, the owners of some of the world’s biggest and most valuable brands. The successful candidate will find many opportunities to learn from the very best in the field and grow their career within our Firm to become a future leader.

Qualifications, competencies, and experience.

• A law degree from a recognized law school, called to the Bar of a jurisdiction in Canada, and a member of the applicable law society or Bar association
• A minimum of 3-5 years of post-call experience in trademark prosecution
• Experience in preparing responses to Examiners’ Reports issued by the CIPO
• Experience in preparing trademark clearance opinions and providing portfolio management advice
• Experience in contentious trademark matters, including proceedings before the TMOB
• An acute attention to detail and experience in managing complex legal matters
• A strong dedication to service excellence, providing clients with high-quality, strategic counsel
• An unwavering commitment to hard work and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

No recruiters or agencies please.

Please refer the Job description for details