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Firm Overview

Smart & Biggar is Canada's largest firm practising exclusively in intellectual property and technology law, with offices in Ottawa,
Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Since our inception over a century ago, we have been dedicated to one purpose: delivering unparalleled IP.

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Rankings and Recognitions

We are committed to providing our clients with the highest quality service and advice and we are proud that our services are consistently recognized in surveys of Canadian and international intellectual property practitioners.

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Firm History

The collaboration of Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh laid the foundation for delivering unparalleled IP service and solutions over a century ago.

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Practice Areas
Our team advises clients on a wide variety of existing and emerging IP and technology matters.   Click on any of the links below to learn more about a particular practice.
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Offices
With offices across the country and a network that spans the globe, we offer our clients strategic counsel and an efficient gateway to the world.

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Ottawa | Toronto | Montreal | Vancouver

Articles
Our professionals regularly report on new developments in all areas of intellectual property and technology law. Please click here to view our list of articles.
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Careers
Smart & Biggar offers a variety of challenging and rewarding positions for professionals, students and administrative staff. Please select the appropriate link below to learn more about current opportunities.

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Professionals

Yoon Kang
Partner, Toronto
Barrister and Solicitor,
Patent and Trade-mark Agent

 

CONTACT
Phone: 416.593.5514
Fax: 416.591.1690
YEAR OF CALL
Ontario Bar 1995
QUALIFICATIONS
  • University of Toronto B.Sc. (Microbiology and Genetics) 1988
  • University of Toronto M.Sc. (Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics) 1990; thesis titled Homologous recombination between transferred and chromosomal DNA: effects of linearizing the targeting vector at different sites
  • University of Toronto LL.B. 1993
  • Registered Patent Agent 1995
  • Registered Trade-mark Agent 1995
  • Registered to practise before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 

Yoon Kang's practice has focussed on patent litigation and prosecution for over 15 years. She regularly prepares and prosecutes biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent applications and prepares patent infringement and validity opinions. Ms. Kang also has significant experience in representing pharmaceutical clients in litigation matters relating to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations before the Federal Court of Canada. Her client activities involve pharmaceutical innovators and research institutions.


Rankings and recognition

  • Recognized in The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory under Intellectual Property
PRACTICE AREAS
Patents
Litigation
Pharmaceutical
Life Sciences
Chemical
Trade-marks
Industrial Designs
Pharmaceutical Regulatory & Compliance
 

Memberships

  • Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association


Speaking engagements

  • "Manning the Barricades: New Chapter 17 of the MOPOP — CIPO's Policies Concerning the Patentability of Biotechnology-related Inventions," Drug Patent and Legal Forum, Toronto, May 2009
  • "Year in Review – Litigation" (co-presenters: Gunars A. Gaikis and J. Sheldon Hamilton), Smart & Biggar's Pharma Patents 2008, November 2008
  • "2007: The Year in Review" (co-presenter: Gunars A. Gaikis) and "Litigation and Strategies Under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations" (co-presenter: J. Sheldon Hamilton), Smart & Biggar's Pharma Patents 2007, November 2007
  • "Canadian and U.S./Foreign Patent Office Practice" (co-presenter: David E. Schwartz), Smart & Biggar's Pharma Patents 2006, November 2006
  • "Developing and Managing Your Patent Portfolio – Maximizing Patent Life Cycles and Minimizing the Impact of Patent Expiry and Innovation Uncertainty," The Canadian Institute’s 5th Annual Forum on Pharma Patents, Toronto, October 2006
  • "Drafting and Prosecuting Pharmaceutical Patent Applications," 5th Annual Forum on Drug Patents, March 2006
  • "Maximizing Your Pharma Patent Protection," 4th Annual Forum on Pharma Patents, October 2005
  • "A Global Perspective of Patent Procurement and Litigation Issues for Biotechnology Inventions," Biotechnology Industry Organization Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 2005


Teaching activities

  • "Patent Law & Pharmaceuticals: What are the mandated provisions in Canada?" The Regulation of Pharmaceuticals, Osgoode Professional Development, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Toronto, June 2008
  • Presentation on Intellectual Property: Copyright, Trade-mark and Patent, University of Toronto Law School, Toronto, January 2008