Brigitte Chan

Smart & Biggar - Canada

Principal

1000 De La Gauchetière Street West, Suite 3300
Montréal H3B 4W5
Canada

Trade mark star 2025

English
French


Jurisdictions:

Canada

Practice areas:

Copyright & related rights
IP transactions
Trade mark


Brigitte provides legal and strategic advice to domestic and International clients on trademark prosecution, opposition, licensing and enforcement, as well as on industrial design, copyright, related regulatory matters. She holds both a Civil Law degree and a Common Law degree and is a member of the Quebec and Ontario Bar, appearing before the Federal courts and Trademark Opposition Board.

Brigitte supports the profession as a member of the Board of Directors of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) and is dedicated to education, having been Course Director of the 2022 and 2021 McGill / IPIC Trademark Course, lecturer and workshop leader for the course for over a decade. She was also a member of the 2022 and 2021 Advisory Board of the Canadian General Counsel Awards. Brigitte is a frequent author on various topics, such as protecting brands in the Metaverse, non-traditional marks, licensing and Quebec French language issues, and is repeatedly recognized as a top-tier professional in both national and international publications, including the World Trademark Review 1000 and Best Lawyers directory.