Successfully invalidated the registration of a confusing trademark that was blocking the Applicant’s pending trademark application. The Applicant was successful on each ground of invalidity pled, as the Federal Court found not only that the registrant was not entitled to secure the registration in view of the Applicant’s prior use of its trademark, but also that the registrant had abandoned its registered trademark in Canada.
Client Success
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Nova Chemicals Corporation v Dow Chemical Company
2022 SCC 43Smart & Biggar successfully represented Dow Chemical before the Supreme Court of Canada, affirming the largest reported Canadian patent infringement award in history including the first time that ...Read More -
Tekna Plasma Systems Inc v AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc
2024 FC 871Smart & Biggar successfully represented Tekna Plasma Systems (Tekna), the plaintiff in this action.Read More -
Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd v Jamp Pharma Corporation
2024 FC 1198Smart & 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...Read More