Brian Gray

Canada flag Canadian - United States of America flag American

45+ years of experience

Language:

English

Present Function:

Independent Mediator/Arbitrator/ Barrister and Solicitor.
Please see complete details at www.briangraylaw.com

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

Licensed to practice law in Canada 1979 to date
Licensed to practice in patent and trademark offices of Canada and the US 1980-2024.

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Technical expertise derived from the cases

Memberships and/or accreditations

Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Panel Member Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre
Panel Member Domestic and International Commerial panel of Vancouver International Arbitration Centre.
Member Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
Member Arbitration Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce Canada Section
Judge Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2024.2025
Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada;
Lecturer on Patents and Copyright Hansen Fordham IP Institute 2017-2024 
International Bar Association, Chairman Committee on Intellectual Property and Entertainment (L), 1994 - 1998; 
Editorial Advisory Board and Correspondent for Canada, Bureau of National Affairs, World Intellectual Property Reporter 1989 – 2010;
Editorial Advisory Board, Federated Press Intellectual Property Quarterly 2005-2016;
Editorial Board, American Intellectual Property Association Quarterly Journal 2013-2017;
Editorial Advisory Board, World E-Commerce and IP Report; 
Member, Joint Copyright Committee of the Canadian Bar Association and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. (2002-present).
Member, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI), Chairman Canadian Copyright Committee 2017-2023.Member Patent Committee 2017-2025 
Instructor, Trade-marks, Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course, 1982-1984;
Lecturer - Trade-marks and Patents (assisted W.L. Hayhurst), University of Toronto Law School, 1980 – 1985;
Board of Directors, TechLaw Inc., 1996-2004
Board of Directors, Parteq Innovations (technology transfer corporation of Queen’s University), 2006 – 2013;
Lecturer, Copyright, McGill University 2002, 2003, 2004;
Lecturer, Graduate Seminar, Patent Law, University of Toronto, 2004;
Advocates Society (Toronto).

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Mediated intellectual property cases as sole mediator.
Counsel in many cases which were mediated by the court or retired judges.