1055 West Georgia St, Suite 2300, PO Box 11115, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 2007
Jonas Gifford is a principal in Smart & Biggar's Vancouver office with a practice focused on patent drafting and prosecution, primarily in the electrical, computer, and mechanical arts. For over 15 years, he has provided clients in the technology sector with timely patent prosecution and strategic advice tailored to their specific protection needs. He has represented clients in litigation matters in the Federal Court and in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on matters relating to patents, trademarks, copyright, and industrial designs. He regularly assists clients with industrial design matters in Canada, the US, Europe, and other jurisdictions. He assists clients with trademark prosecution and opposition proceedings. His client activities involve local inventors and foreign agents seeking Canadian protection for their clients’ intellectual property assets. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in Canada, Euromoney LMG's Expert Guides, The Legal 500 Canada, The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory, and World IP Review Leaders. He was named a "Leading Lawyer Under 40" by LEXPERT Rising Stars in 2015. He is a member of IPIC, holder of a BSc (physics and computer science, with distinction) and an LLB, and registered patent and trademark agent. He was called to the BC bar in 2007.
