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Kwan Loh

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Work Department

Trademarks

Position

Principal

Career

Kwan T. Loh, Principal in Smart & Biggar’s Vancouver office, regularly handles a wide range of matters across the trademark life cycle. His solicitor practice focuses on trademark clearance, filing, prosecuting trademark applications with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, and trademark portfolio strategy and management in Canada and around the world. Additionally, by drawing on more than a decade of experience in litigation and contentious trademark matters, he can proactively identify and counsel on potential points of dispute, mitigating risks and unnecessary costs for his clients. He also advises on IP-related contracts including licenses, assignments and other commercial agreements. Kwan is recognized in numerous national and international publications including Best Lawyers, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, WTR 1000, MIP IP Stars, and Euromoney LMG Expert Guides. He is the past Chair of the IP & Technology Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch, and a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC). He is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), and currently serves as a committee member of the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee. Previously, he served on the Anti-counterfeiting Committee (2018-2019), and the Trademark Office Practices Committee, Canada (2014-2017). Registered Trademark Agent. BSc Hons, LLB. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2007 and called to the British Columbia Bar in 2010.

Languages

English, Chinese

Memberships

• Former Chair, IP & Technology Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch
• Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
• Mentor, The IPIC Mentorship Program
• Member, International Trademark Association; member of the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee (2020-2023); member of the Anti-counterfeiting Committee (2018-2019); member of the Intellectual Property Office Practices Committee – Canadian Subcommittee (2014-2017)

Education