Smart & BiggarPartner, Toronto; Barrister and Solicitor; Patent and Trademark Agent

Mark G. Biernacki

About Mark G. Biernacki

Mark G. Biernacki is a lawyer practicing litigation, trademarks, pharmaceutical and 12 other areas of law. Mark G. received a degree from University of Toronto, and has been licensed for 27 years. Mark G. practices at Smart & Biggar in Toronto, ON.

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Intellectual Property 2
    • Trademarks
    • Patents
  • Other 12
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Copyright & Media
    • Licensing & IP Transactions
    • IP Management & Strategic Counselling
    • Industrial/Mechanical
    • Software/Information Technologies
    • Electrical/Electronics
    • IP Crime
    • Life Sciences - Regulatory & Compliance
    • Cleantech
    • Domain Names & Internet Law
    • Agricultural Sciences

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner, Toronto; Barrister and Solicitor; Patent and Trademark Agent
    Firm Name
    Smart & Biggar
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: AstraZeneca v Apotex Inc, 2017 FC 726
    Nintendo of America Inc v King et al, 2017 FC 246
    AstraZeneca Canada Inc et al v Apotex Inc, 2015 FC 322
    AstraZeneca Canada Inc et al v Apotex Inc, 2013 FC 926
    2014 FCA 142
    Astrazeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2011 FC 598
    2012 FCA 68
    Astrazeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2011 FC 862
    Target Br
    s Inc v Fairweather Ltd, 2011 FC 758
    Datatreasury Corporation v Royal Bank of Canada, 2008 FC 955
    Aventis Pharma Inc v Apotex Inc, 2009 FC 51
    Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc v Pharmascience Inc, 2007 FC 1057
    2008 FCA 213
    AstraZeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2008 FC 1301
    Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc v Pharmascience Inc, 2008 FC 782
    Hassle v Apotex Inc, 2008 FCA 88
    Marvel Characters Inc v R
    y River Inc, 2003 FC 986
    Rolls Royce v Fitzwilliam, 2003 FCT 348
    Contour Optik Inc v Hakim Optical Laboratory Ltd . Date: December 13, 2000
    Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd v Novopharm Ltd . Date: November 10, 2000

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1999, Ontario
    2000, Registered Trade-mark Agent
    2003, Registered Patent Agent
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    Memberships
    •fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
    •Member, International Trademark Association
    member of the U.S. Subcommittee of the Parallel Imports Committee
    former member of the Discovery Procedures Sub-committee of the Enforcement Committee (2010-2013)
    former member of the East Europe Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (2008-2009)
    •Associate, American Bar Association
    member of the International Copyright Treaties and Laws Section

    Bar Fellowship
    Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
    •Member, International Trademark Association; member of the U.S. Subcommittee of the Parallel Imports Committee; former member of the Discovery Procedures Sub-committee of the Enforcement Committee (2010-2013); former member of the East Europe Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (2008-2009)
    •Associate, American Bar Association; member of the International Copyright Treaties and Laws Section

    Speaking engagements

    •IP: What's in it for you, CAURA Ontario Conference, Niagara Falls, ON, November 2011
    •Panel discussion regarding motions in the Federal Court, Seminar on Federal Court Advocacy and Practice hosted by Justice Hughes, Toronto, November 2011
    •Motions Before the Federal Court - Actions Involving Intellectual Property, The Practical Guide to Federal Court Advocacy and Practice, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University's Professional Development Centre, Toronto, April 2010
    •Prosecuting Counterfeit Cases, Anti-Counterfeiting & Brand Protection, Federated Press, Toronto, October 2009
    •Introduction to Intellectual Property, Business Enterprise Network, Toronto, June 2006
    •Active member of the CIPO/IPIC Bank of Speakers since 2004

    Teaching activities

    •Intellectual Property Basics, York University, March 2007

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
    Class of 1997
    LL.B.
    Other Education
    University of Toronto
    B.A.Sc.

    University of Toronto
    Mechanical Engineering

    University of Toronto
    1995 thesis titled Survey of intellectual property policies at Canadian universities

Mark G. Biernacki

Partner, Toronto; Barrister and Solicitor; Patent and Trademark Agent at Smart & Biggar
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1100-150 York StreetToronto, ON M5G 2K8Canada

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