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Charting the phenomenal success of the Patent Prosecution Highway in Canada

Certification marks: How Canada’s trade-mark system allows industry to set the standard

Olanzapine selection patent case will not be heard by Supreme Court of Canada

Federal Court sets aside PMPRB decision regarding COPAXONE Syringes for the second time

Federal Court upholds Lundbeck’s escitalopram patent, grants injunction and accounting of profits

An analysis of Canada’s proposed Combating Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C-56)

Intellectual property and misleading advertising in Canada

Novartis successful in defending patent for imatinib mesylate (GLEEVEC)

New examination guidelines released in Canada for computer-related subject matter

Combating Counterfeit Products Act introduced in Canada

Trade-mark Clearinghouse announced for new generic top-level domains

Miscellaneous amendments made to Federal Courts Rules

Important decision may impact Canadian trade-mark filing requirements for applications based on foreign use and registration

Federal Court of Appeal upholds Minister’s decision denying data protection for the enantiomer DEXILANT

Manufacturing goods in China can lead to trade-mark risks

Ontario Court rejects claim for unjust enrichment under PMNOC Regulations

Federal Court of Appeal allows impeachment action to proceed against expired patent in view of the Statute of Monopolies

Smart & Biggar succeeds in Court of Appeal in relation to use and non-abandonment of trade-mark

Trade-mark displayed on website accessed in Canada constitutes “use”

Evergreen IP — Patenting clean energy technologies

Counterfeit luxury products: not simply a question of trade-mark infringement

Smart & Biggar prevails in precedent-setting case as Court declares Bodum's industrial designs invalid


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh recognized in Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners

Firm recognized in The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers 2013

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh shortlisted for the Euromoney LMG Americas Women in Business Law Awards

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh is proud to have been recognized with the Canadian Trademark Milestone Case of the Year award by the U.K. publication Managing Intellectual Property (MIP)

Smart & Biggar tops the rankings in Chambers Global — The World's Leading Lawyers for Business – "A heavyweight in the Canadian market"

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh repeats Top Tier ranking in Managing Intellectual Property’s World IP Survey

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh earns highest ranking in Managing Intellectual Property's 2013 trade mark survey

François Guay and Steven B. Garland named IP Litigators of the Year in the category of Trademarks by Benchmark Canada

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh repeats highest ranking in Managing Intellectual Property's 2013 patent survey

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh repeats gold band status in World Trademark Review 1000

Three Smart & Biggar partners featured in the 2012 Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh achieves top ranking in The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada

Gunars Gaikis and François Guay named among Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh is proud to have been recognized with four prestigious awards by the U.K. publication Managing Intellectual Property (MIP)

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh tops the rankings in The Best Lawyers in Canada®

Gunars A. Gaikis, J. Christopher Robinson and Steven B. Garland named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh dominates the rankings in IP law in the 2012 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory