Francois Guay is the managing partner in Smart & Biggar’s Montreal office. He has over 35 years of in-depth IP litigation experience and is among the most experienced IP litigators in Canada. Francois has appeared before the Courts of Québec and the Federal Court of Canada, and his case work in Marlboro Canada Limited v. Philip Morris Products SA and Bell Canada et al v. 1326030 Ontario Inc dba ITVBox.net et al were both recognized with a “Milestone Case of the Year Award” from Managing Intellectual Property. He is listed in the 2020 inaugural issue of IAM Global Leaders and was named Canada’s “Trademark Litigator of the Year” by Benchmark Canada and “IP Lawyer of the Year” in 2011 by Best Lawyers.
Francois is also listed in the Lexpert®/ALM 500 Directory, Lexpert® US/Canada Cross-Border Litigation Guide, Expert Guides: Leading Patent Law Practitioners and Leading Trademark Law Practitioners, Chambers Global and Canada, Benchmark Canada, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Who’s Who Legal: Patents, Who’s Who Legal: Canada, IAM Patent 1000, WTR 1000 and Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars Handbook: Trademark & Copyright.
Francois is a Fellow of IPIC, a Member of CBA, INTA and the International Wine Lawyers Association.
LL.L. (Université de Montréal). Registered Trademark Agent.
Called to the Québec Bar in 1982.
Updated April 2021
