Lawyer Profile
Tim E. Webb
Calgary, Alberta

Overview
Tim Webb is a Principal at Smart & Biggar LP in Calgary and has more than two decades of experience counselling clients on the creation, protection and management of intellectual property rights. He drafts, files and prosecutes patent applications, with a focus on oil and gas and energy-sector mechanical equipment and experience in medical devices. As a lawyer, engineer and patent agent, he advises on patentability, IP strategy and portfolio development, freedom to operate, infringement, validity, clearance, enforcement and litigation, as well as IP policies, due diligence and contract interpretation. Smart & Biggar states that before joining the firm in 2023 he was a Partner in the IP practice of a national full-service firm; historical BLG records and patent-practitioner data identify that firm as Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2001 (AB)
Professional Details
Education
University of Calgary, J.D., 2000
University of Alberta, B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, 1992
Awards & Recognition
Lexpert Leading Lawyer, Health Sciences, 2026
Lexpert Leading Lawyer, Technology, 2026
Best Lawyers in Canada, Intellectual Property Law, 2026
Lexpert-ranked Intellectual Property lawyer, 2023-2025
WIPR Leader, 2023
Articles & Speeches
Protecting Intellectual Capital (CanLII, 2012; acknowledged contributor while at BLG)