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Smart & BiggarPartner, Toronto; Barrister and Solicitor; Patent and Trademark Agent
Matthew Zischka

Matthew Zischka

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1100-150 York Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2K8

Patents, IP Management & Strategic Counselling, Licensing & IP Transactions and 7 more

About Matthew Zischka

Matthew Zischka is a lawyer practicing patents, ip management & strategic counselling, licensing & ip transactions and 7 other areas of law. Matthew received a degree from University of Waterloo in 1990, and has been licensed for 31 years. Matthew practices at Smart & Biggar in Toronto, ON.

Matthew Zischka (Toronto, Ontario)

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Intellectual Property 2
    • Patents
    • Trademarks
  • Energy
  • Other 7
    • IP Management & Strategic Counselling
    • Licensing & IP Transactions
    • Industrial Designs
    • Electrical/Electronics
    • Cleantech
    • Software/Internet/Information Technologies
    • Industrial/Mechanical

Practice Details

  • Languages
    English
    French
    German
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner, Toronto; Barrister and Solicitor; Patent and Trademark Agent
    Firm Name
    Smart & Biggar

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1995, Ontario
    1995, Registered Trade-mark Agent
    1997, Registered Patent Agent
    registered to practice before United States Patent and Trademark Office
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    Memberships

    •Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

    •Executive Council Member, AIPPI Canada
    •fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
    Chair of the Patent Legislation Committee, past member of the International Patent Issues Committee, past member of thePatent Agent Examination Board (2003-2005)
    •Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
    •Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

    Bar Fellowship
    Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Chair of the Patent Legislation Committee, past member of the International Patent Issues Committee
    •Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
    •Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    •Member, Canadian German Lawyers Association
    •Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

    Speaking engagements

    •Business Method Patents: Coming of Age, organized byLEXPERT Magazine, Toronto, November 2012
    •Effective Intellectual Property Management for the Non-IP Specialist, panel discussion/webinar, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, February 2011
    •Human Autonomy, Law and Technology: A Virtual Conference in Honour of the Late Professor Emeritus Hugh Lawford (online seminar), Queen's University, March 2010
    •Watch Out! Compulsory Licensing Lurks Around Global Corners, AIPLA Mid-winter Meeting, Miami, FL, January 2009
    •A Primer on Intellectual Property, Canadian Bar Association - Online Continuing Legal Education Program, December 2007
    •International Developments in Pharma Patents, The Canadian Institute's 6th Annual Forum on Pharma Patents, Toronto, October 2007

    Teaching activities

    •Sessional instructor, Queen's University Faculty of Law, Kingston, ON, 2007 - 2010:

    •Patent Law, Fall 2010
    •Patent Law, Fall 2009
    •Advanced Patent Law and Policy, Winter 2008
    •Advanced Patent Law and Policy, Winter 2007
    •Advanced Patent Agents Training Course - Infringement & Validity, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Toronto, January 2010
    •Advanced Patent Agents Training Course - Infringement & Validity, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Toronto, January 2009
    •Understanding Patents, IPIC-McGill Summer Program, Montreal, 2001 through 2010 (course director - 2003)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Queen's University
    Class of 1993
    LL.B.
    Other Education
    University of Waterloo
    Class of 1990
    B.A.Sc.

    University of Waterloo
    Class of 1990
    Electrical Engineering

Matthew Zischka

Partner, Toronto; Barrister and Solicitor; Patent and Trademark Agent at Smart & Biggar
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1100-150 York StreetToronto, ON M5G 2K8Canada

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