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      Smart & Biggar is Canada’s largest and highest ranked intellectual property firm. Our reputation and strength is a measure of the quality of our people, and we are proud to have the broadest and deepest bench for IP in Canada. With over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents, we offer legal expertise and technological knowledge across a wide range of industries and scientific and engineering disciplines, with leaders in every field.

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Micheline’s practice focuses on assessing new technologies, preparing and prosecuting patent applications worldwide, providing strategic advice and conducting due diligence reviews on patent portfolios. She has work experience in the chemistry, microbiology, immunology and molecular biology fields, and has worked in the industry for multi-national companies, government agencies and in a hospital laboratory.

Micheline stays at the forefront of the life sciences industry, and regularly contributes to various publications, and is a speaker on the issues that affect IP in the industry.

Micheline is repeatedly recognized as a top-tier professional in both national and international publications.

Qualifications

  • US Registered Patent Agent, 1996
  • Registered Patent Agent, 1992
  • University of Toronto, M.Sc. (Immunology), 1989
  • Concordia University, B.Sc. (Biochemistry), 1986

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