Jonas Gifford

For over 15 years, Jonas has been trusted by a wide variety of clients in the technology sector — including start-ups, universities, small to mid-size enterprises, and multinational companies — with timely patent prosecution and strategic advice tailored to their specific protection needs. Jonas serves as Smart & Biggar’s national Practice Group Leader for Patents: Electrical, Industrial, Computer & Technology. He frequently assists clients of associate firms in the United States and elsewhere to obtain valuable intellectual property in Canada. Jonas has a long track record of skillfully and successfully assisting clients with obtaining and asserting commercially valuable patent protection in electrical, computer, and mechanical fields, in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. His practice also includes assisting clients with seeking valuable industrial design protection and providing strategic advice which is expertly tailored to meet specific protection and other business needs. He is trusted by clients to leverage their intellectual property rights and maximize their opportunities to achieve their business goals.