David R. Collier

Biography

David R. Collier practises in all areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on litigation. He represents clients before the Quebec courts, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Copyright Board of Canada on matters involving patent, trade-mark and copyright law, industrial designs, protection of trade secrets and unfair competition.

Mr. Collier acts as lead litigation counsel before the Copyright Board of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal in novel copyright matters involving the private copying of musical works and the transmission of these works on the Internet. Mr. Collier has also acted as lead counsel in litigation involving tariff applications before the Copyright Board brought by performers, producers and music publishers seeking payment for the communication or reproduction of their performances, sound recordings or musical works by radio broadcasters and other users of copyright material.

Year of Call

• Quebec Bar 1984

Law School

• B.C.L., McGill University, 1981
• LL.B., McGill University, 1982

EDUCATION

• D.S.U. Université de Paris II, 1983
• B.A., McGill University, 1978

Selected Client Work

• Appeared as lead litigation counsel before the Copyright Board of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal in novel copyright matters
• Appeared as lead litigation counsel in tariff applications before the Copyright Board brought by performers, producers and music publishers

Rankings and Recognitions

• One of leading intellectual property practitioners in Montréal by LEXPERT
• One of leading lawyers by National Post
• Merit of The Bar of Montreal

Memberships and Activities

• Former President of the Bar of Montreal
• Former member of the executive committee of the Quebec Bar
• Canadian Bar Association
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
• Copyright Society on the U.S.A.