Ridout & Maybee officially joins Smart & Biggar

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Ridout & Maybee officially joins Smart & Biggar

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Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that today Canadian IP firm Ridout & Maybee has joined us and will operate as one firm under the Smart & Biggar brand.

Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that today Canadian IP firm Ridout & Maybee has joined us and will operate as one firm under the Smart & Biggar brand.

Smart & Biggar Managing Director, Matthew Zischka, said he is excited about what lies ahead for both clients and staff of Ridout & Maybee and Smart & Biggar as part of the combined firm.

“Today signifies an important day in the evolution of Smart & Biggar. We are thrilled to formally welcome the Ridout & Maybee team to our business and to be able to offer our clients an even better client experience through an expanded team of IP experts.”

With the addition of our new colleagues Smart & Biggar will be able to offer clients access to a deeper pool of IP expertise, and experience across a range of technical areas, providing an enhanced top-tier IP service across Canada.

We welcome our new colleagues and clients to Smart & Biggar.

About Smart & Biggar

Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading intellectual property firm, with offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. 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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