Technology and
Intellectual Property Law Section
About the Section
Technology, intellectual property and privacy are among the most dynamic and challenging areas of law in today’s fast moving economy. This Section holds meetings and facilitates continuing legal education seminars, with the goal of keeping its members informed and up to date with emerging legal issues and industry practices in these exciting and diverse fields.
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Section Executive
Co-Chair
Adam Herstein
Pitblado LLP
2500-360 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4H6
Phone: 204-956-3523
Fax: 204-957-0227
herstein@pitblado.com |
Co-Chair
Cheryl Jason
Manitoba eHealth
300-355 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0J6
Phone: 204-926-9007
Fax: 204-926-9190
cjason@manitoba-ehealth.ca |
Member-at-Large
John Myers
Taylor McCaffrey LLP
900-400 St Mary Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4K5
Phone: 204-988-0308
Fax: 204-953-7200
jamyers@tmlawyers.com |
Member-at-Large
Jason Gisser
Aikins Law
360 Main Street, 30th Floor
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4G1
Phone: 204-957-4886
Fax: 204-957-4288
jbg@aikins.com |
Member-at-Large
Kelsey Desjardine
Tapper Cuddy LLP
1000-330 St Mary Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3Z5
Phone: 204-944-3267
Fax: 204-947-2593
kdesjardine@tappercuddy.com |
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Upcoming Section Events
TECHNOLOGY & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE: Thursday, June 13, 2013
TIME: 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm
LOCATION: Old Spaghetti Factory, 110-25 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg
TOPIC: Annual Update on IP, Privacy & Technology Law
SPEAKERS:
Michael Jason, Richardson International Limited
Silvia de Sousa, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Adam Herstein, Pitblado LLP
Brian Bowman, Pitblado LLP
Please RSVP to the Manitoba Bar Association online. You can also call the RSVP Line at 204-927-1211 or email (sections@cba-mb.ca ) by Noon on Wednesday, June 11, 2013. Attendees will be ordering from the Old Spaghetti Factory menu and lunch will be provided by the Section.
Attendance at this MBA Section meeting can be applied towards your Law Society of Manitoba's Continuing Professional Development requirement for a maximum of 1.5 hours.
Past Section Events
April 9, 2013, 12:00 Noon (The Law Society): Mediation in the Context of Intellectual Property
February 13, 2013, 12:00 Noon (Aikins Law): Technology & Security – Are You Meeting Your Confidentiality Obligations? Joint Meeting with the CCCA Section
December 6, 2012, 12:00 Noon (Aikins Law): Protecting Sound: The Intellectual Property in Music and Other Sounds
October 18, 2012, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom): The SCC and Copyright – Five New Decisions
June 13, 2012, 12:00 Noon (Old Spaghetti Factory): Annual Update on IP and Technology Law
May 15, 2012, 12:30pm (The Law Society Classroom): The Year the Internet Fought Back with Professor Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa
October 19, 2011, 12:00 Noon (Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP): Electronic Signatures: What you need to know
June 14, 2011, 12:00 Noon (Blackstone Lounge, Taylor McCaffrey LLP): Developments in Trademark, Privacy, Copyright and IT Law: A Year in Review
April 18, 2011, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom): A Primer on Records Management and e-Discovery - Joint meeting with Civil Litigation Section
February 8, 2011, 12:00 Noon (Pitblado LLP): Locked Down: Bill C-32 and the New Copyright Law Regime
Section Reports
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Articles posted include:
Assurance Considerations for the Cloud – Michael Legary
This presentation outlines privacy considerations for the Cloud, such as trust modeling, domain modeling, and privacy and security architecture.
Cloud Computing – The Customer’s Perspective – Allister Gunson
This presentation outlines a number of considerations for customers and their legal counsel before entering into a cloud computing arrangement.
Cloud Computing – A Vendors Perspective – Leslie Gergely
This presentation outlines the benefits of cloud computing and the legal issues attached to it.
Records Management A to Z – A Primer of Document Retention Management and e-Discovery – PowerPoint Presentation – Susan Wortzman
This presentation takes the reader through the appropriate practices of effective records management.
Cloud Computing: Puffy, White or Stormy – What Kind of Cloud is your Company Entering? – PowerPoint Presentation – Brian Bowman & Adam Herstein
This presentation defines cloud computing, outlines the contractual and privacy implications that come along with cloud computing, and concludes with the benefits of being a provider.
2010 Mid-Winter CPD - Trends in Technology Contracting
Trends in Technology Contracting PowerPoint Presentation by George Takach
George Takach presents on the complicated ins and outs of Technology contract drafting. Presentation overview includes:
· the It Procurement process
· parties and structure of the agreement
· facilitation operational effectiveness
· protecting the crown jewels
· reasonable risk sharing
· prices and taxes
· term and termination of agreements
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