David Heller/Patent Attorney

Patent Attorney, CanaQuest Medical Corp, Principal, Smart & Biggar LLP, IP Strategist, General Counsel, President, Techlink Innovation Exchange

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David Heller is a Principal in the firm’s Toronto office. His practice encompasses international portfolios protecting a broad range of IP rights, with specialization in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, nuclear, mechanical, and chemicals.

Prior to his legal career, David conducted physiology research for the Department of National Defence, and transplantation research for Toronto’s Sunnybrook Medical Centre. He was also Assistant Science Policy Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Labour.

David’s passion for his work comes from helping clients move from the start-up stage to become successful international corporations, in part due to diligent IP protection and enforcement. David has been recognized as a leading IP lawyer in the Chambers Global Guide in 2012, 2013, and 2014, in which he was praised as “commercially aware, to the point and easy to get along with”. David also received the International Advisory Experts Award for Intellectual Property in 2020.

Away from the office David enjoys canoeing, kayaking, snowmobiling, skiing, and spending time with his family.

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