IPH Group, an intellectual property services group, agreed to acquire Smart & Biggar, an IP agency firm, for $276m. “We are excited to welcome the Smart & Biggar team to IPH. Smart & Biggar’s practitioners and employees are of the highest quality and the firm has an outstanding international reputation as a leading IP firm in Canada. The Australian and Canadian IP markets are very similar, and together we will be well positioned to provide clients with a comprehensive IP service offering with an international reach, while offering strong career development opportunities for our people,” Andrew Blattman, IPH Managing Director and CEO.