Rankings & Recognition
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh earns highest ranking in Managing Intellectual Property's 2012 patent survey | February 6, 2012


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh achieves top ranking in The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada | January 5, 2012


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized in the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada, 2011 edition | December 23, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh tops the rankings in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 | November 30, 2011


Firm recognized in IAM Licensing 250 - The World's Leading Patent & Technology Licensing Lawyers | October 14, 2011


Brian G. Kingwell, Joy D. Morrow and Michael D. Manson named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers | October 5, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh tops the rankings in The Best Lawyers in Canada® | September 14, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized in The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2011 | August 15, 2011


Firm receives top recognition in IAM 250: Guide to the World's Leading Patent Litigators 2011 | June 14, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh achieves top ranking in IP law in the 2011 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory | May 26, 2011


Firm achieves top ranking in the International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers 2011 edition | May 26, 2011


Firm dominates in PLC Cross-border IP in Business Transactions Handbook 2011/12 | May 26, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized as a leading firm in the 2011 edition of the PLC Cross-border Life Sciences Handbook | May 26, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh dominates rankings in World Trademark Review 1000 | April 19, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2011 World IP Survey in the top tier of Canadian patent, trade-mark and copyright firms | March 30, 2011


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh tops the rankings in Canadian IP law in the 2011 edition of Chambers Global — The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business | March 21, 2011


Firm recognized in The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers 2011 | March 14, 2011


Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners recognizes Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh as a leader in the field of patent law | January 27, 2011


Firm dominates rankings in The 2011 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada | January 6, 2011


François Guay named 2011 Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year for Montreal by Best Lawyers | November 1, 2010


IAM Licensing 250 – The World’s Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Lawyers 2010 | October 21, 2010


Smart & Biggar tops the rankings in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2010 | October 7, 2010


Firm dominates in The Best Lawyers in Canada® | August 31, 2010


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized as Copyright Firm of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property magazine | April 21, 2010
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh has been named Canadian Copyright Firm of the Year for 2010 by U.K. publication Managing Intellectual Property magazine (MIP).


Smart & Biggar / Fetherstonhaugh tops the rankings in Canadian IP law in the 2010 edition of Chambers Global — The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business | March 17, 2010


Firm achieves top-level rankings in two major surveys | March 2, 2010


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized in Managing Intellectual Property’s Top Tier of Canadian patent and trade-mark firms | February 5, 2010


The Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners | November 10, 2009


2009 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada | October 14, 2009


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh ranks as #1 Canadian PCT filing firm | October 9, 2009


Mark Evans, Francois Guay and Michael D. Manson ranked by colleagues from across the globe as the best in Canadian trade-mark law. | June 12, 2009


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized as Canadian Copyright Firm of the Year and Canadian Trade Mark Contentious Firm of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property | March 27, 2009


The iam 250 – The World's Leading IP Strategists | February 3, 2009