Joanna Ma, JD (Advisory Participant)
Principal, Smart & Biggar LP. Canadian lawyer and patent agent; US patent agent.
SMART & BIGGAR LP
She holds a B.A.Sc. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from Waterloo and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia. Her practice provides strategic advice on developing and growing IP portfolios aligned with business goals, and on commercializing and monetizing those rights. With her technical background she works regularly with software-driven technologies including artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, cybersecurity, medical devices, neural networks, and robotics. She has co-authored Canada's chapter in Intellectual Property in Electronics and Software and a chapter on IP protection for engineering and technology startups in Startup Law 101.