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Peter Kappel is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Peter practises principally in the area of intellectual property litigation, particularly relating to patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secrets law, as well as patent and trademark prosecution. He is certified as a Specialist by the Law Society of Upper Canada in Intellectual Property Law (Patents, Trademarks, Copyright).

Peter has appeared as counsel in actions involving patents, trademarks, copyright, IP ownership rights, unfair competition, judicial review applications, trade secrets, and related employment and commercial litigation in the Federal Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal, and in the Ontario Superior Court and Court of Appeal. He has also assisted with and has been counsel on briefs for intellectual property matters before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Peter is both a registered Patent Agent and Trademark Agent in Canada, a registered U.S. Patent Agent and, is recognized as a Trademark Practitioner before the United States Trademark Office.

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Intellectual Property Law presentation at October 9, 2003 meeting of the York Chapter of the Professional Engineers of Ontario
• Intellectual Property Law presentation at October 7, 2003 “Bridging the Gap” Lecture Series by the University of Waterloo Engineering Society
• Cross-examining counsel in Mock Trial Demonstration - "Conducting the Patent Trial", Osgoode Hall Law School of York University Professional Development Programme, Continuing Legal Education, May 11 & 12, 2000, Toronto, Ontario
• Participant in "Mock Cross-examination of an Expert Witness" presented at the IPIC 73rd Annual General Meeting in Québec City, Québec, September 24, 1999
• Counsel in "Mock Mediation of a Patent Dispute" - Biennial Niagara-on-the-Lake Workshop: Using Alternative Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property Disputes, IPIC, June 7, 1997
• Participating counsel in "Demonstration and Critique of Canadian Patent Cases", Proceedings of the Continuing Education Program by The Canadian Institute, Patent Litigation, 1995
• Remedies, Measurement of Damages and Strategies for Continued Protection, Proceedings of the Continuing Legal Education Program by the Canadian Institute, Trademark Protection, 1993
• Getting to Trial After Discovery, Proceedings of the Continuing Education Program by The Canadian Institute, Patent Litigation: Effective Management of a Patent Trial, 1993
• Co-Chair of "On Your Mark and Get Set & Logo" program, Department of Continuing Legal Education, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1993
• Chair of "Intellectual Property Litigation - Practice, Evidence, Advocacy" program, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, 1989