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Peter W. Choe Partner

Speaks:  English

Year of Call: 1997 - Ontario

Primary phone: +1 416-862-4413

Email: peter.choe@gowlingwlg.com

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Primary office:  Toronto

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Peter W. Choe

Peter Choe is a partner and intellectual property litigator, having served in various firm leadership roles, including as head of the IP department in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, and as co-leader of the firm-wide Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He has expertise in patent, trademark, copyright, and industrial design litigation. Peter also has decades of experience in product liability cases.

Peter has appeared before the trial and appellate levels of Federal and Ontario courts. His experience covers a variety of technologies and industries, including: computer software, wireless hardware, electrical appliances, pharmaceuticals, financial services, automotive parts, and related manufacturing processes.

Prior to joining Gowling WLG, 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, as well as in the legal department of an advanced technology company.

Peter is a fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, and was a founding director of the Korean-Canadian Lawyers Association. He is a past president of FACL Ontario, the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, where he served on the board for many years.  He was recently on the board of the Korean Legal Clinic.

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Memberships

  • American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Canadian Bar Association

Representative Work

  • Paypal Inc. and eBay Inc. v. Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc., lead counsel for Paypal and eBay in a patent infringement action 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 Vanderhaeghe et. al., lead counsel for Lorna Vanderhaeghe in a trade-mark infringement and passing off action 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 a 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 action 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 action 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 the 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.