Nancy Pei
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Counsel at Smart & Biggar
- Called to the bar
- 1997
- Languages
- English
Intellectual PropertyIntellectual PropertyAbout Nancy Pei
Nancy Pei is counsel in Smart & Biggar's Toronto office, and every file is a life sciences file, mostly pharmaceuticals and biologics. Innovative drug and biotech companies turn to Pei both when a patent dispute lands in court and when they need advice on how patent, regulatory and pricing rules shape a product's life.
Before law, Pei trained as a pharmacist, finishing a pharmacy degree at the University of Toronto in 1991 and staying on for an LL.B. in 1995. The call to the Ontario bar came in 1997. Registration as a trademark agent followed in 1998 and as a patent agent in 2004, and Pei still holds registration as a pharmacist with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
Chambers Canada ranks Pei for intellectual property litigation, singling out the work for major drug makers in significant patent disputes.
Pei's also a regular voice on the law in this field. The firm's monthly Rx IP Update newsletter has had Pei as its editor since it launched in 2001 (co-editor since 2023), and Pei's presented the IPIC Patent Case Law Review session on anticipation three years running. In 2022 Pei was elected to the board of BIOTECanada, the national biotech industry association.
Practice areas
Pharmaceutical patent litigation
Acts for drug and biotech innovators in patent suits, NOC Regulations actions among them, and in judicial review applications. Pei has appeared before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Patent and data protection strategy
Gives strategic advice on patent and data protection, listing patents on the NOC register and Certificates of Supplementary Protection, helping clients manage the life cycles of their products.
Drug pricing and regulatory compliance
Handles pricing and reimbursement questions, including Patented Medicine Prices Review Board matters, plus compliance under the Food and Drugs Act, regulatory due diligence and federal and provincial access to information requests. Pei also prepares submissions on proposed statutory and regulatory amendments in these areas.
Education & credentials
- LL.B., University of Toronto (1995)
- B.Sc. (Pharmacy), University of Toronto (1991)
- Ontario Bar (1997)
- Registered Trademark Agent (1998)
- Registered Patent Agent (2004)
- Registered Pharmacist (Part B), Ontario College of Pharmacists
Awards & recognition
- Chambers Canada Guide, Intellectual Property: Litigation (Nationwide), Band 5, Chambers and Partners (2027)
Publications & speaking
- Unpacking patent boxes: Federal government consultation holds promise for the life sciences industry, Insights Magazine, BIOTECanada (co-author) (2024)
- Top 10 patent and regulatory things you need to know when bringing a biopharma product to Canada, Association of Corporate Counsel (co-author) (2020)
- 10 Things You Need to Know about Life Sciences Patent Litigation in Canada, Association of Corporate Counsel (co-author) (2020)
- Anticipation, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Patent Case Law Review Series webinar (co-presenter) (2023)
- File Wrapper History (coming to a theatre near you: what it will mean), Eighth Annual University of Toronto Patent Colloquium (2019)
Memberships & affiliations
- BIOTECanada: Director on the board, elected in 2022.
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada: Fellow.
- The Advocates' Society: Member.
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