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
Chair
Adam Herstein
Pitblado LLP
2500-360 Main St
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4H6
Phone: 956-3523
Fax: 957-0227
herstein@pitblado.com |
Vice-Chair
Michael Jason
Richardson International Ltd.
2800 One Lombard Pl
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X8
Phone: 934-5249
Fax: 943-2574
michael.jason@richardson.ca
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Secretary/Treasurer
John Myers
Taylor McCaffrey LLP
900-400 St Mary Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4K5
Phone: 988-0308
Fax: 953-7200
jamyers@tmlawyers.com |
Member-at-Large
Jason Gisser
Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
360 Main Street, 30th Floor
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4G1
Phone: 957-4886
Fax: 957-4288
jbg@aikins.com |
Upcoming Section Events
TECHNOLOGY & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE: Monday, June 13, 2012
TIME: 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm
LOCATION: LOCATION: Old Spaghetti Factory, 110-25 Forks Market, Winnipeg
TOPIC: Annual Update on IP and Technology Law
SPEAKERS:
Michael Jason, Richardson International Limited
Other speakers TBC
NOTE: The date of this meeting has been changed from its original date of Monday, June 11, 2012.
As the Section will be providing lunch for this session, we will be closing registration at 20 attendees. Please be sure the RSVP early to ensure your spot!
Please RSVP to the Manitoba Bar Association online. You can also call the RSVP Line @ 927-1211 or email ( sections@cba-mb.ca ) by Noon on Monday, June 11, 2012. 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.
Past Section Events
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
November 16, 2010, 12:00 Noon (Richardson International Ltd.): IP Due Diligence: Reviewing Intellectual Property Assets and Businesses?
October 19, 2010, 12:00 Noon (Law Society Classroom): Recent Changes to Practices, Procedures and Rules of the Federal Court of Canada with Justice Roger T. Hughes, Federal Court of Canada
June 9, 2010, 12:00 Noon (Old Spaghetti Factory): Annual Update on IP and Technology Law
Section Reports
2009/2010
2010/2011
Articles posted include:
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 CLPD - 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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