Christian Bolduc
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Counsel at Smart & Biggar
- Called to the bar
- 1994
- Languages
- English, French
Intellectual PropertyIntellectual PropertyAbout Christian Bolduc
Christian Bolduc is counsel with Smart & Biggar in Montréal and looks after brands through their whole lifespan: getting a mark registered, handling opposition and cancellation proceedings, and enforcing it. Clients run from small local start-ups to large multinationals, and the goal is a trademark portfolio that grows along with where the business wants to go, in Canada and abroad.
Bolduc helps clients navigate Québec's French-language laws to keep their trademark rights safe while the rules keep changing, and has spoken on Bill 96 for the International Trademark Association, the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canada-United States Law Institute.
Bolduc studied science first, earning a B.Sc. and then an M.Sc. in microbiology at Université Laval, and stayed at Laval for an LL.B. in 1993. The Quebec Bar call followed in 1994, with registration as a trademark agent a year later. Every year since 1996, Bolduc has gone back to Laval's microbiology program to tell students what a career in intellectual property looks like.
Teaching is a big part of the picture. Since 2004 Bolduc has run sessions and workshops on filing strategy and oppositions in the IPIC-McGill Understanding Trademarks course, and IPIC, where Bolduc is a Fellow, gave Bolduc its Shelley Jones Outstanding Contribution Award in 2026 for volunteer work that went well past what the institute expects.
Practice areas
Trademark filing, oppositions and enforcement
Handles applications to register trademarks, opposition and cancellation proceedings, and enforcement. Bolduc also takes on complex oppositions and appeals from decisions of the Registrar.
Trademark portfolio strategy
Picks marks worth investing in, plans filing and enforcement in Canada and other countries around a client's commercial goals, and sets guidelines for how a brand should be used and advertised.
Trademark deals and due diligence
Negotiates and drafts licences and international co-existence agreements, audits IP assets and runs due diligence reviews. Bolduc gave IP advice to PeriGen Inc. on its acquisition by Halma plc.
Québec French-language rules
Guides businesses through Québec's French-language laws so their trademark rights stay protected as the regulations change.
Education & credentials
- Quebec Bar (1994)
- Registered Trademark Agent (1995)
- LL.B., Université Laval (1993)
- M.Sc. (Microbiology/Immunology), Université Laval (1990)
- B.Sc. (Microbiology), Université Laval (1987)
Awards & recognition
- Shelley Jones Outstanding Contribution Award, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (2026)
Publications & speaking
- Bill 96 and its impact on the French-language requirements in Québec (with Francesca Roy), WTR Daily (2022)
- Third-Party Products and Trademark Use in Canada Explained (with Olivier Jean-Lévesque), INTA Bulletin (2020)
- Ten things Europeans should know about Canadian Trade Mark Law, ECTA Special Gazette (2014)
- Bill 96: What you need to know right now, International Trademark Association (INTA) (2025)
Memberships & affiliations
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada: Fellow; served on the Continuing Professional Development Committee from 2019 to 2023, chaired the IPIC-McGill Courses Liaison Committee from 2006 to 2008, and is a past chair of the International Trademark Issues Committee.
- International Trademark Association: Member; co-chaired the North American Global Advisory Council in 2022 and 2023 and chaired the Legislation and Regulation Canada Subcommittee from 2020 to 2023.
In the community
- Has given an annual session on careers in intellectual property to students in Université Laval's microbiology program since 1996.
- Has taught an annual session on trademarks and copyright at the École de dessin industriel in Montreal since 2001.
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