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Peter Choe is a partner and the head of the intellectual property department in Gowlings' Toronto office. He has also served as a co-leader of Gowlings' National Practice Group for Intellectual Property Litigation. Peter has expertise in patent, trade-mark, copyright and industrial design litigation.
Peter has appeared before the trial and appellant levels of the Federal and the Ontario Courts. His experience covers a variety of technologies, including computer software, wireless hardware, electrical appliances, pharmaceuticals, automotive parts and related manufacturing processes.
Prior to joining Gowlings, Peter worked as a design engineer in the area of cryogenics and bio-magnetic imaging equipment. He has also worked in Seoul in the intellectual property department of South Korea's largest law firm and in the legal department of an advanced technology company.
Peter is a frequent lecturer on intellectual property topics, and has taught advanced IP classes at the University of Western Ontario Law School, and has served on the University of Toronto Faculty of Law’s Working Group in Intellectual Property.
Peter is a fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, where he serves on the Litigation Committee, and was a founding director of the Korean-Canadian Lawyers Association.
- Paypal Inc. and eBay Inc. v. Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc., lead counsel for Paypal and eBay in a patent infringement matter relating to internet commerce.
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences v. 1277025 Ontario Ltd. dba Biz X Magazine, lead counsel for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a trade-mark infringement and passing off action relating to the OSCAR trade-marks.
- MGM Brakes v. Fleetspec, lead counsel for MGM Brakes in a patent infringement action relating to the automotive industry.
- Renew Life Canada Inc. v. Lorna Vandergaeghe et. al., lead counsel for Lorna Vanderhaeghe in a trade-mark infringement and passing off matter in the nutritional food supplement industry.
- Varco Canada Limited v. Pason Systems Corp., counsel for Pason in a patent infringement action relating to oilfield drilling technology.
- Dimplex North America Ltd. v. CFM Majestic Inc., counsel for Dimplex in a patent infringement action relating to at trial and appeal in the household appliances field.
- Dimplex North America Ltd. v. Globaltec Distributors Ltd., counsel for Dimplex in a patent infringement action. in the household appliances field.
- General Motors Corporation v. Diabco Internationale Inc., et al., counsel for General Motors in a trade-mark and copyright infringement and copyright action relating to automotive parts.
- Bayer Healthcare AG v. Sandoz Canada Inc., counsel for Bayer in a patent infringement action relating to ciprofloxacin minibags.
- Bayer Healthcare AG v. Sandoz Canada Inc., counsel for Bayer in a judicial review relating to the decision to grant an NOC for ciprofloxacin minibags.
- Bayer Aktiengesellschaft and Miles Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., counsel for Bayer in a patent infringement action relating to nifedipine capsules.
- Bayer Ag v. Apotex Inc., counsel for Bayer in a PMNOC case relating to ciprofloxacin hydrochloride.
- Williams Information Services Corp. v. Williams Telecommunications Corp., counsel for Williams Telecommunications Corp. in a passing off action in the telecommunications equipment field.
- Business Depot Ltd. v. Canadian Office Depot Inc., counsel for Office Depot in a passing off action relating to retail industry.
- Viewpoint International, Inc. v. On Par Enterprises Inc., counsel for Viewpoint International, Inc. in a trade-mark infringement and passing off action in the fashion and restaurant industries.
- Ling Chi Medicine Co. (H.K.) Ltd. v. Persaud, counsel for Ling Chi on appeal relating to the expungement of a trade-mark.
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