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36 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 6 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m Top 10 Intellectual property boutiques Ridout & Maybee LLP Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Ont. ridoutmaybee.com John G. Ridout, author of the first Canadian textbook on patents, and James E. Maybee, who would become the first president of what is today the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), together founded Ridout & Maybee in 1893. This year, the firm's Janet Fuhrer is the president of the Canadian Bar Associa- tion, having previously served as the president of IPIC. In November, the firm joined with Gowan Intellectual Property with Gerald Gowan joining the Mississauga office. It is now a firm with more than 30 lawyers and patent agents, the majority of whom have advanced degrees in science, engineering, and IT – as well as law. This gives them a deep understanding of clients, including their most prominent, including Accenture, the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Chrysler Group LLC, S.C., Samsung Ltd., and Huawei. "Strong bench, reasonable rates, and publication volumes." come d Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver smart-biggar.ca With 72 lawyers and offices in four provinces, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh acts in a range of areas from patents and trademarks to Internet law and regulation and compliance in life sciences. It's the biggest Can- adian boutique law firm practising exclusively in intel- lectual property and technology law. The firm, which grew out of patent agency Fetherstonhaugh in 1906, recently successfully represented Dow Chemical Co. in The Dow Chemical Co. v. NOVA Chemicals Corp., Imperial Tobacco Products Ltd. Rothmans Benson & Hedges Inc. v. Imperial Tobacco Products Ltd., and the International Trademark Association in La Procureure Générale du Québec c. Magasins Best Buy ltée. "Excellence of service, knowledge, number of skilled professionals, high-profile cases handled." Founded in 1892, ROBIC LLP is one of Canada's oldest full-service IP boutiques. With a dedicated team of 180 individuals, including 27 lawyers located in two offices, the firm covers all aspects of IP prosecution, enforcement, and commercialization. It acts for some of the most reputable global and local brands. The depth and experience of its professionals allows ROBIC to provide dynamic and entrepreneurial representation to clients who are active in all areas of human endeavour. The firm says its enduring success and reputation is in large part the result of its ongoing focus on addressing clients' needs. ROBIC LLP Montreal, Quebec City robic.ca Always get at least three quotes "…notable strength on the contentious side… [and]…stellar track record in significant ip maers…" Chambers Canada 2016 "…one of the busiest contentious teams…" IAM Patent 1000 2015 Gold Level Litigation & Transactions "…they are extremely strong in litigation … a go-to choice" WTR 1000 2015 Read more about our track record at dimock.com Untitled-3 1 2015-12-10 11:28 AM