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Smart & Biggar is Canada’s largest and highest ranked intellectual property firm. Our reputation and strength is a measure of the quality of our people, and we are proud to have the broadest and deepest bench for IP in Canada. With over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents, we offer legal expertise and technological knowledge across a wide range of industries and scientific and engineering disciplines, with leaders in every field.

Services

Today’s fast-paced innovation economy demands a higher level of expertise and attention to detail when it comes to IP. Our highly skilled team of lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents advise clients on a wide variety of strategic business, brand and technology matters leveraging their deep expertise in intellectual property to help them succeed with IP.

Industries

Across all industries, intellectual property is at the heart of innovation and is key to accelerating business value and growth. Developing a clear IP strategy and knowing how to tap and leverage IP to align with business goals can unlock competitive advantages and make the difference between industry leaders and followers.

Insights

At the forefront of IP in Canada, and actively involved as leaders in industry committees and associations, we stay up-to-date and proactively report on the latest developments in intellectual property law in Canada and around the world. Breaking IP news, changes in the law, important new decisions, and information on key IP issues are provided here through our IP publications and resources.

Careers

Many of the world's most commercially important innovators and most prominent brands trust Smart & Biggar to protect and enforce their IP and to provide them with strategic IP counsel. We have developed a reputation as a firm of talented lawyers and patent and trademark agents with integrity, business savvy and tremendous acumen. That’s why we look for the brightest people with combined talent and strengths in law, business, science and technology.

Who we are

Smart & Biggar is widely recognized as Canada’s leading firm for intellectual property, and with over 180 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents in six offices, we are also Canada’s largest firm focused purely on IP and related specialty areas.

Case

Domtar Inc v Paramount Paper Products Ltd

2026 TMOB 9

William Audet and François Larose

January 26, 2026

Successfully opposed a trademark application for HUSKY NORTH on the ground that the mark is confusing.

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François Larose
- he/him/his
Principal
- Smart & Biggar LLP
- T:514.871.2109
- flarose@smartbiggar.ca
- Montréal
François Larose
Principal
François’s practice centers on the full trademark lifecycle and is complemented by deep experience in copyright, IP‑related contracts and regulatory compliance. He has a particular specialty in matter...
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William Audet
- he/him/his
Associate
- Smart & Biggar LP
- T:514.871.2931
- waudet@smartbiggar.ca
- Montréal
William Audet
Associate
William’s practice focuses on trademark and copyright protection, with an emphasis on enforcement and anti-counterfeiting. He oversees intellectual property litigation, brand enforcement and the inves...
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Client Success

Tekna Plasma Systems Inc v AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc
2024 FC 871
Jean-Sébastien Dupont, François Guay, Jeremy Want and Audrey Berteau
June 07, 2024
Smart & Biggar successfully represented Tekna Plasma Systems (Tekna), the plaintiff in this action.
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Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd v Jamp Pharma Corporation
2024 FC 1198
Nancy Pei, Urszula Wojtyra, Lynn Ing and Chen Li
August 08, 2024
Smart & Biggar successfully represented Boehringer Ingelheim in a s. 6(1) action under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations regarding the use of nintedanib in the prevention o...
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McCain Foods Limited v J.R. Simplot Company
2025 FC 1078
Daniel Davies, Jean-Sébastien Dupont, Matthew Norton and Emily Miller
June 13, 2025
Smart & Biggar represented J.R. Simplot Company (Simplot), the Defendant in this action.
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