Daniel S. Drapeau

Biography

Daniel S. Drapeau practises intellectual property law, particularly patent, trade-mark and industrial design litigation, including extraordinary remedies such as injunctions and obtaining and executing preservation orders. His experience includes coordinating anti-counterfeiting programs in Canada, coordinating and conducting important seizures of evidence, and trade-mark portfolio management, both for foreign rightsholders in Canada and Canadian brands worldwide.

Mr. Drapeau is an experienced litigator who has appeared before the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada, the Quebec Superior Court and the Trade-Marks Opposition Board.  As a trade-mark agent, he also manages portfolios of famous trade-marks, both in Canada and internationally. He has written extensively, in French and English, in the field of intellectual property.

Mr. Drapeau has been called upon to testify before a Canadian parliamentary committee, and  has been invited to address various  professional, academic and industry bodies on a wide range of intellectual property topics. He is also frequently consulted by the media on intellectual property issues.

Year of Call

• Quebec Bar 1991

Year of Registration

• Canada (trade-marks) 1996

Law School

• LL.B./B.C.L., McGill University, 1990

EDUCATION

• B.A., University of Ottawa, 1986

Selected Client Work

• Organized and managed the Canada-wide anti-counterfeiting programs for a famous European brand
• Acted as independent solicitor overseeing an important counterfeit software seizure and reporting to the Federal Court of Canada
• Managed a number of trade-mark portfolios, including famous foreign brands in Canada and Canadian trade-marks internationally
• Executed and coordinated the execution of seizure orders from the Federal Court of Canada in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver, on behalf of a variety of international and Canadian clients
• Participated in successfully defending a mid-size Canadian manufacturer against a patent infringement action instituted by a US multinational, both before the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal

Publications

• Co-author, Anton Piller Orders and the Federal Court of Canada: Everything the Practitioner Would Want to Know, (2008) Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Canada: Copyright and Grey Goods: the Saga Continues, (2008) Copyright World
• Authored the section on intellectual property protection in the guide entitled Exporter au Canada (2008)
• Quantum leap: Federal Court grants Louis Vuitton precedent setting award in anti-counterfeiting case, (2008) 205 Trademark World 16
• Federal court's restrictive approach to Anton Piller orders gets SCC's approval, Lawyers Weekly, January 26, 2008
• Ordonnances Anton Piller : l'affaire Celanese Canada et depuis, Développements récents en droit de la propriété intellectuelle, Service de la formation permanente du Barreau du Québec 75
• No damages awarded for infringement of Jaguar trade-mark by luggage vendor, Lawyers Weekly, Sept. 14, 2007
• Ordonnances Anton Piller : développements récents des cours suprême, d'appel fédérale et fédérale, (2007) 19 Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle 69
• Shades of grey: Canadian Supreme Court divided on issues of copyright and grey goods, (2007) 174 Copyright World 10
• Famous marks in Canada: Federal Court of Appeal rules in Jaguar's favour, (2007) 202 Trademark World 16
• Marchandises d'importation parallèle: une Cour suprême divisée, (2007) vol. 20 no. 1 Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle 183
• Anton Piller Orders: the latest word from the Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court, (2006) 20 Intellectual Property Journal 39
• Marques célèbres au Canada : veuve et poupée éplorées, (2006) 18 Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle 591
• The widow's story, (2006) 186 Trademark World 16
• Permission to search: Impact of the latest word from the Canadian Supreme Court on pre-litigation seizures, (2006) 191 Trademark World 28
• Protecting one's interest, Designer Brands: Canadian peculiarities, (2006) 186 Trademark World 22
• Trade-marks: fame is not everything, (2006) 20 Intellectual Property Journal 103
• Good vibes from Canada, (2006) 185 Trademark World 22
• Co-author, One more step (case comment on the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Euro-Excellence dealing with grey goods, (2006) 158 Copyright World 12
• Practical use - The "usefulness" of jewellery, (2005) 148 Copyright World 12
• Strong line: The Quebec Court of Appeals champions IP rights, (2005) 152 Copyright World 9
• L'Abézedaire des ordonnances Anton Piller et des saisies-revendications en droits fédéral et québécois, (2004) Développements récents en droit de la propriété intellectuelle, Service de la formation permanente du Barreau du Québec 1
• Co-author, Anton Piller Orders and the Federal Court of Canada: Everything the Practitioner Would Want to Know, (2004) 17 Intellectual Property Journal 301
• Enregistrements de dessins industriels: un survol (2003) 16 Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle 253
• First steps in the millennium: trade-mark jurisprudence of the Federal Court of Canada, (2002) 15 Intellectual Property Journal 319
• Co-authored, The Taming of John Doe orders by the Federal Court of Canada, (2001) 17 Canadian Intellectual Property Reports 545
• Premiers pas dans le millénaire: la jurisprudence de la Cour fédérale du Canada en matière de marques de commerce, (2001) Développements récents en droit de la propriété intellectuelle, Service de la formation permanente du Barreau du Québec 1
• White nights in Montreal: a trade-mark tale of use, rights, harm, and inconvenience, (1999) 16 Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle 181
• Employeur et employé: à qui l'invention ?, (1997) 9 Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle 393

Speaking Engagements

2008

• Canadian Cosmetic, Fragrance and Toiletry Association, Montréal/Toronto, Protection of intellectual property rights
• Federal Court open house, Montréal, Representative of the Bar on panel on seizure orders with Federal Court judges
• Intellectual Property Rights Working Group Meeting, Security and Prosperity Partnership (Mexico, US, Canada),Vancouver, Delivered closing remarks on behalf of Canadian industry

2007

• House of Commons Committee on Industry and Science, Ottawa, Expert testimony on legislative reform in the field of anti-counterfeiting.
• APRAM (Paris-based association of trade-mark lawyers), Paris, France, Panellist on Canadian and US trade-mark law
• Insight, Montréal, Enforcement of intellectual property rights
• IP forum held by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Nicolet, Quebec, Protection of LACOSTE and PARASUCO intellectual property rights
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/McGill University, Montréal, Settlement offers, Authorship and ownership in copyright law, Judging the Patent Moot Court at McGill University
• Association littéraire et artistique internationale, Montréal, Seizure orders
• Quebec Bar, Montréal, Seizure orders

2006

• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Hull, Quebec, Panellist on anti-counterfeiting
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Montréal, Trade-mark registrability
• International Trade-Mark Association (128th Annual Meeting), Toronto, Panellist on protection of cosmetics and fragrances
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/McGill University, Montréal, Settlement offers, Authorship and ownership in copyright law

2005

• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Montréal, Copyright and industrial designs
• Association littéraire et artistique internationale, Montréal, Industrial designs

2004

• Montreal Fashion Week, Montréal, The protection of names and one's image

2003

• Montreal Fashion Week, Montréal, Trade-mark protection

2002

• Montreal Fashion Week, Montréal, Intellectual property protection

2001

• Association littéraire et artistique internationale, Montréal, Seizure orders

1998-2002

• Université du Québec à Montréal, Graphics Arts Department, Montréal, Counterfeits and look-alikes

 

Media Highlights

Television

• Interview on leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada in Euro Excellence (grey goods), Canal Argent, January 17, 2007
• Interview on Supreme Court of Canada decision in Euro Excellence (grey goods), Canal Argent, July 26, 2007

Radio

• Interview on Supreme Court of Canada decision in Euro Excellence (grey goods), AM 770 Calgary (The World Tonight), July 26, 2007
• Interviews on Supreme Court of Canada decision in Euro Excellence (grey goods) on XM Satellite Radio (Montréal), July 24 and 26, 2007
• Interview on anti-counterfeiting on L'heure des comptes, Radio-Canada, June 13, 2007

Print-National

• Cited in Kraft renews copyright challenge, National Post, December 17, 2007
• Cited in Kraft renews wrapper challenge to Canadian copyrights, Bloomberg.com, December 17, 2007
• Cited in The costly reality of fakes, National Post, December 7, 2007
• Cited in Canada's IP protection laws soft, National Post, December 5, 2007
• Cited in Kraft loses bid to use copyright as barrier, National Post, July 27, 2007
• Cited in Kraft Loses Canada High Court Ruling on Candy Wrapper, Bloomberg.com, July 26, 2007
• Cited in Competition and IP law on a collision course, National Post, June 13, 2007

Print-Local

• Cited in Sweet victory for competition, The Gazette (Montréal), July 27, 2007
• Cited in Protect trademarks, The Gazette (Montréal), May 26, 2007
• Cited in Trademark feud reaches Canada's top court, The Gazette (Montréal), January 17, 2007
• Cited in Copyright battle over wildlife a sweet case, Vancouver Sun, January 17, 2007

Print-Specialized

• Cited in Kraft tries again to stop Euro-Excellence, Law Times, December 17, 2007
• Cited in The battle for trademark protection, Lexpert, November/December 2007
• Cited in Parallel importers win reprieve in Canada, ManagingIP.com, July 27, 2007
• Cited in Cour suprême: une société peut vendre du Toblerone sans detenir les droits, Droit-Inc.com, July 26, 2007

Rankings and Recognitions

• Listed in the Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners, 7th Edition, published by Lexpert Guides, in association with Managing Intellectual Property.
• Listed in the IP Luminaries book, published by Informa/IPWorld.

Memberships and Activities

 

• Canadian Bar Association
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Chair, Anti-counterfeiting Committee
• International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI)