Colin Ingram
Part-time Professor
Colin Ingram is a partner in the Ottawa office of Smart & Biggar. He practices in the areas of patent prosecution in the electrical/electronics field, and intellectual property litigation.
Mr. Ingram’s litigation practice spans all areas of intellectual property with a particular focus on patent litigation, including pharmaceutical patent litigation. He has experience in both conventional litigation and litigation under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations. Mr. Ingram has also been heavily involved in leading Canadian cases on the scope of anti-trust claims relating to the use and acquisition of patent rights. He has appeared as counsel in intellectual property matters before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Mr. Ingram’s client activities involve both small and large clients, including several high-profile pharmaceutical, electronics and online retail companies. Mr. Ingram works as part of a team that offers range, depth and experience in intellectual property litigation, the legal and technical resources to handle litigation in highly technical subject areas, and the capacity to take advantage of recent intellectual property procedural innovations, including the “trial within two years” initiative of the Federal Court of Canada.
Mr. Ingram has also spent time working in-house at a large Canadian high-tech company, which aids his understanding of the client’s perspective when seeking intellectual property advice.