François Guay

François Guay is a Principal in Smart & Biggar’s Montreal office and a senior member of the litigation practice. With over 40 years of IP litigation experience, he is among the most experienced IP litigators in Canada and a highly sought-after advisor to the largest, most innovative companies in the world. He has argued more than 200 cases that have resulted in leading jurisprudence in the fields of patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright, unfair competition, trade secrets, and computer related technology. He also has a vast amount of experience with extraordinary recourses such as interim or interlocutory injunctions, seizures before judgement, and anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy matters. He was named “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year for Montreal” by Best Lawyers, “IP Litigator of the Year” by Benchmark Canada, a “Global Patent Leader” by IAM, and a “Top IP Lawyer in Quebec” by Lexpert. He has also received numerous other accolades and honours. He has been successful counsel in many of Canada’s most high profile trademark cases in the past several years. He is a fellow of IPIC; member of CBA, INTA, and the International Wine Lawyers Association; holder of an LLL; and registered trademark agent. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1982.