Alistair Simpson

Alistair Simpson


Smart & Biggar

Recognized since 2011

Calgary, Alberta

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Law

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Alistair Simpson has been advising clients in respect of intellectual property matters for more than thirty years. His practice is diverse, encompassing all areas of intellectual property law including procurement, transactions and exploitation including licensing, and enforcement and defence work including litigation, with a particular emphasis on patents. Clients and colleagues have noted Alistair “is a licensing guru who uses transactions not only to increase revenue, but also to resolve intractable disputes”.

He has assisted small to mid-size enterprises, as well as large multinational corporations, in procuring patent and other intellectual property protection; exploiting their intellectual property and assisting in the defence of their activities, providing among other services, due diligence investigations and the negotiation and drafting of patent and technology licenses and other similar types of agreements; and developing robust intellectual property strategies. He has also worked with his clients to develop internal procedures to ensure that intellectual property rights are safe-guarded and properly protected. He also has significant experience with trademark and design protection.

His knowledge of what is important to corporate clients is in part informed by his experiences on secondment to the in-house intellectual property group of a major Canadian high technology firm for over a year, where he assisted with patent licensing, exploitation, defence and strategy.

Alistair has considerable expertise working with clients in industries relating to both high technology and mechanical subject matter, such as telecommunication systems, industrial machinery and systems including packaging equipment, agricultural equipment, energy related technologies and medical devices. His background in civil engineering is considered a valued asset by such clients.

Alistair is qualified as a lawyer and patent agent both in Canada and the United States, and he provides advice to clients with respect to both Canadian and United States patent law, which is a particularly strong asset to companies operating in both jurisdictions. Additionally, while not currently advising clients in respect of English law, he is also qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.

In his spare time, Alistair and his border collies train for, and compete in, sheepdog trials in both Canada and the United States.

Location
  • Burns Building, Suite 301
    237 8th Avenue, SE
    Calgary, AB T2G 5C3
    Canada
Education
  • University of British Columbia, LL.B., graduated 1988
  • University of British Columbia, B.A.Sc. Civil Engineering, graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • Ontario, Ontario Bar 1990
  • New York, New York State Bar 2003
  • United Kingdom, England and Wales (Solicitor) 2012
  • Alberta, Alberta Bar 2013
Affiliations
  • Canadian Bar Association - Member
  • Intellectual Property Institute of Canada - Fellow
  • Licensing Executives Society - Member
  • New York State Bar Association - Member

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 for work in:
  • Intellectual Property Law

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