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Gary T. Daniel
Partner, Toronto Office
Telephone
416-863-5840
Facsimile
416-863-2653
email
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Profile
Gary Daniel is a Partner in the Intellectual Property Group, whose practice emphasizes trade-mark and copyright law. From April 2007 to April 2009, he was the IP Practice Group Co-ordinator. Gary advises clients regarding obtaining, enforcing and licensing trade-marks and copyright in Canada. His practice involves adversarial and advocacy-based proceedings before the Trade-marks Opposition Board and the Ontario and Federal Courts. He also counsels clients on trade-mark and copyright issues involved in corporate transactions and financings. Gary represents clients both within and outside Canada, including a major professional sports league, a motorsports organization, a pharmaceutical company, a well-known cartoonist, retailers and consumer product companies, and interests in the jewellery and wines and spirits industries.
Gary has been certified by The Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in intellectual property (trade-mark and copyright) law. He has also been recognized as a leading Canadian lawyer in the field of intellectual property law by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Gary has written and spoken on a wide range of topics in the area of intellectual property law. He is also a member of several organizations in the legal and intellectual property fields. He is a fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and was a past chairman of the Canadian Legislation Analysis Subcommittee of the International Trademark Association. Gary is the past vice-chair of the Emerging Issues Committee of the International Trademark Association and is currently the vice-chair of the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee (2010-11) and vice-chair of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada's Trade-mark Legislation Committee (2008-10). He is also involved in charitable organizations and sits on the National Board of Directors of Special Olympics Canada, where he chairs the Human Resources Committee.
Gary is fluent in both English and French.
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Areas of Law
Intellectual Property
Sports & Entertainment
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Education
Admitted to the Ontario Bar - 1989
Registered Trade-mark Agent, Canada - 1989
LL.B., University of Toronto - 1987
B.A., Cornell University - 1984
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Media Appearances
Quoted -
"Firms Focus on Anti-counterfeiting",
The Lawyers Weekly, March 12, 2010.
 Quoted -
"Recession Survival Tips: Unlock IP Asset Values",
Financial Post, December 10, 2008.
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Recent Publications
Author -
"Survey Reveals that Canadians are Laid Back About Individual Infringement",
World Copyright Law Report, November 23, 2006.
 Author - "Buildings Located at the Intersection of Real and Intellectual Property",
Blakes Bulletin on Real Estate Development, October 2006.
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Recent Professional Activities
Speaker -
"Marking YourSpace: Protecting Brands in Social Media",
Hot Buttons in Intellectual Property Law, Blakes Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, June 9, 2010.
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"Trade-mark Related Frauds and Scams",
Hot Buttons in Intellectual Property Law, Blakes Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, June 23, 2009.
 Guest Lecturer -
"Internet Trade-mark Law
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Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, April 7, 2009.
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"Trade-marks: What's Really Changed?",
Blakes Seminar on Hot Button Topics in Intellectual Property Law, Toronto, Ontario, February 6, 2008.
 Faculty -
"Intellectual Property Licensing Today",
Course presented by American Law Institute American Bar Association, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 24-25, 2008.
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"International Aspects of IP Licensing",
Course presented by Intellectual Property Licensing Today, American Law Instiute American Bar Association, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 25, 2008.
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"Trade-mark and Copyright Issues",
American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario, October 18-19, 2007.
 Co-chair -
"Cross-Border Business Transactions: Intellectual Property and Related Issues",
American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario, October 18-19, 2007.
 Panellist -
"Marketing Your Practice To Compete",
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, 41st Spring Meeting, Gatineau, Quebec, March 27, 2007.
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"Intellectual Property",
Blakes IT Client Seminar on Managing Your Outsourcing Relationships, Toronto, Ontario, March 26, 2007.
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"International Aspects of IP Licensing",
Intellectual Property Licensing Today, ALI-ABA, Chicago, Illinois, October 6, 2006.
 Faculty Member -
"Intellectual Property Licensing Today",
American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 5-6, 2006.
 Speaker -
"Foiling Fakers: How to Protect Your Brands and Trademarks from Counterfeiters",
Retail Counsel of Canada, Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Ontario, September 19, 2006.

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