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12 leading trademark practitioners
2021 & 2024

World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals
Chambers & Partners
Band One Firm: IP Litigation
2020-2024

Chambers Canada
WTR
13 leading trademark practitioners
2023

World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals
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Four partners named as Global Leaders
2019, 2020 & 2022

World Trademark Review
WTR
14 leading trademark practitioners
2022

World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals
WTR
Five partners named as Global Leaders
2021

World Trademark Review
Benchmark Litigation
One Trademark Litigator of the Year
2021

Benchmark Canada Awards
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Two Top Lawyers
2021

Expert Guides: Best of the Best
WTR
11 leading trademark practitioners
2020

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Who's Who Legal
19 leading IP experts
2019

Who's Who Legal: Canada

Related Publications & Articles

5 reasons why Canada is an attractive jurisdiction for trademark litigation

Authored byMark Evans and Graham Hood
December 19, 2019
Brand owners looking to enforce their rights expeditiously (and inexpensively) need look no further than Canada, which offers brand owners a number of tools to obtain relief against infringers and cou...
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Yes, CIPO really will be writing to your client instead of to you

Authored byJamie-Lynn Kraft
December 06, 2019
If you filed a Madrid application on behalf of your client, and designated Canada, you should have received a “Courtesy Letter” from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).
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Effectively using experts in IP Litigation – Part 1: Theory

Authored byMark Biernacki and Tierney GB Deluzio
November 26, 2019
In IP litigation, expert testimony is common and important. Experts may provide the court with a scientific primer in highly complex cases.
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A long and winding road: Canada nears the end of an ambitious project to modernize patent, trademark and industrial design laws

Authored byChristine Genge and Y. Artemis Lai
August 09, 2019
On July 30, 2019, Canada acceded to the Patent Law Treaty. This accession marks the near completion of a long and ambitious journey by Canada to modernize its patent, trademark and industrial design l...
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Where is my CIPO mail? What to know about Canadian correspondence for Madrid Applications

Authored byJamie-Lynn Kraft
January 08, 2018
A little over a month has passed since Canada acceded to the Madrid Protocol. The moment was historic, with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) being the first office to allow trademark a...
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Captain Morgan makes Admiral Nelson’s walk the plank

Authored byMark Evans and François Guay
June 19, 2017
Smart & Biggar prevails at trial on behalf of Diageo in trade dress case.
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Hardy Way LLC v. Little Blue Box Co.

Authored byJonas Gifford
July 27, 2011
On a default judgment motion, the Federal Court did not accept that use of the words ED HARDY on their own infringed the registered trademark DON ED HARDY, and the Court awarded only nominal damages, ...
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Rankings & Recognition

Smart & Biggar partners hailed as “highly experienced,” “highly respected”, “skilled” and “one of the strongest trademarks experts” by Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2020

Christian Bolduc, Philip Lapin and Mark Evans
August 06, 2020
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that three partners are listed in the Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2020 guide as being among the world’s leading lawyers in trademarks.
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Rankings & Recognition

Smart & Biggar IP ‘litigation stars’ celebrated for “landmark wins” in 2020 Benchmark Canada Guide

Jeremy Want, Evan Nuttall, Mark Biernacki, Mark Evans, Steven Garland, Sheldon Hamilton, Yoon Kang, Nancy Pei, François Guay and Jean-Sébastien Dupont
April 16, 2020
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that the firm continues to be recommended as a leading firm for Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation in the 2020 Benchmark Canada Guide.
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Rankings & Recognition

Mark Evans named Canada’s “Outstanding Practitioner of the Year: Trademarks” by Managing Intellectual Property

Mark Evans
March 30, 2020
Smart & Biggar is proud to announce Mark Evans, Toronto managing partner, was named Canada’s “Outstanding Practitioner of the Year: Trademarks” by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) as part of t...
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Rankings & Recognition

Smart & Biggar, “the leading IP boutique in the trademarks space,” ranks as Gold Tier for Canadian trademarks in WTR 1000

Mark Biernacki, Christian Bolduc, Mark Evans, Steven Garland, François Guay, Philip Lapin, Kwan T. Loh and Kohji Suzuki
February 13, 2020
Smart & Biggar comes out on top with a ‘gold tier’ ranking for Canadian trademarks in the 2020 World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
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Rankings & Recognition

14 Smart & Biggar practitioners recognized in the 2020 edition of WIPR Leaders

Christian Bolduc, Mark Evans, Steven Garland, Sheldon Hamilton, François Guay, Daphne Lainson, Philip Lapin, Mark Pidkowich, Kohji Suzuki and Jeremy Want
February 12, 2020
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that fourteen of the firm’s lawyers and agents have been recognized in the 2020 World IP Review (WIPR) Leaders, a comprehensive guide to the top intellectual pro...
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Firm News

Smart & Biggar welcomes Denise Felsztyna as a new associate in Montreal

Denise Felsztyna
February 11, 2020
Smart & Biggar is pleased to announce that Denise Felsztyna has joined the firm as an associate in Montreal.
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Firm News

Smart & Biggar shortlisted for seven North America awards by Managing Intellectual Property

Mark Evans and Steven Garland
February 07, 2020
Smart & Biggar is pleased to share that the firm has been shortlisted for an impressive and industry-leading seven Canadian IP awards at Managing Intellectual Property’s 2020 North America Awards.
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Rankings & Recognition

Smart & Biggar makes a strong showing with 17 practitioners listed in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2019

Alice Tseng, Steven Garland, Sheldon Hamilton, Nancy Pei, François Guay, John Knox, Daphne Lainson, David Schwartz, Matthew Zischka, Yoon Kang, Christian Bolduc, Mark Evans, Philip Lapin and Oliver Stone
February 03, 2020
Who’s Who Legal: Canada recently published their 2019 guide, naming 17 Smart & Biggar lawyers and agents among Canada’s leading experts in Patents, Patent Agency, Trademarks, and Life Sciences.
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