Eve Munro practices in the areas of intellectual property law, licensing and technology, and has an extensive background in business and commercial law.
Eve has assisted clients in a variety of industries in acquiring, protecting, exploiting and enforcing intellectual property rights, including educational institutions, high technology firms, clients in the telecommunications industry, manufacturers, distributors in the computer industry and computer service providers, as well as the charitable and not-for-profit sector.
Eve's practice includes trade-mark and copyright prosecution and licensing, franchising, technology acquisitions and advising on privacy law compliance.
Eve is experienced in assisting clients with e-commerce issues and transactions. Her experience in this area includes advising on electronic commerce and Internet related issues, including registration and protection of domain names, contracting on the Internet, web site content review, privacy issues, liability, jurisdictional and infringement issues; negotiating and drafting web site development agreements; negotiation and drafting of Internet service agreements; preparation of terms of service for web sites; advising on due diligence issues relating to technology acquisitions and financing of technology companies; advising on copyright and trade-mark issues relating to the Internet. Also in the area of information technology, her practice includes software acquisitions, agreements for software development and distribution and drafting and negotiating licenses in a variety of contexts.
Eve has particular experience in the educational industry, including acting for a distance education university and college, British Columbia's educational television network, on-line educational service providers and First Nations schools and educational organizations and in relation to intellectual property issues as they apply to charities and the not-for-profit sector.
Eve has written and spoken frequently in the areas of privacy and intellectual property law and licensing.
Professional Achievements
· Registered Trade Mark Agent
Memberships
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, International Trademark Association
· Member, Canadian IT Law Association
· Member, Canadian Bar Association - Business, Computer Law, Freedom of Information and Privacy Law, and Native Justice Sections (BC Branch)
· Member, Patent and Trade Mark Association of British Columbia
· Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
· Member, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Industry Expertise
Information Technology
Charities and Not-for-Profit
Communications and Telecommunications
Areas of Focus
Privacy Law
Trade-mark Oppositions
Computers and Information Technology
News
March 13, 2012, Vancouver, Eve Munro comments on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation in the March/April 2012 issue of the Mortgage Journal.
Events
April 24, 2009, Vancouver, Eve Munro speaks on "Drafting Licensing Agreement: Warranties, Representations, Due Diligence and Allocation of Risk" at the Vancouver LES Licensing Boot Camp 2009.
November 13, 2008 - November 14, 2008, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, Eve Munro will speak at Insight's "Internet Law: Latest Developments and Strategies" Conference, Nov. 13-14, 2008.
Publications
Client Advisory, Deadline Approaching to Block Use of Trademarks by. XXX websites, Information Technology Newsletter
Client Advisory, Deadline Approaching to Block Use of Trademarks by. XXX websites, Intellectual Property Newsletter
October 2011, Deadline Approaching to Block Use of Trademarks by. XXX websites, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
Summer 2011, Canada's New Anti-Spam Legislation: Bill C-28, Business Law in Canada: Recent Developments
November 2006, Privacy Law - Meaning of Commercial Purposes Considered, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
August 2006, Federal Commissioner's Report on Privacy, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
July 4, 2006, Toronto, Keeping Your Secrets Secret - Protecting IP, Counsel to Counsel
June 2006, Trade-Mark Use, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
September 2005, Privacy Issues for Municipalities, Universities, Schools and Hospitals, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
November 2004, B.C. and Alberta Privacy Update, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
June 2004, Early Privacy Law Developments for Charities*, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter,
April 19, 2004, Toronto, Application of privacy laws to charitable organizations and not-for-profits
January 2004, Update on Privacy, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
November 2003, Application of Privacy Law to National Organizations, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
September 2003, Copyright in the Voluntary Sector, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
July 2003, Privacy Law: New Provincial Rules Effective January 1, 2004, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter
January 30, 2003, Toronto, Intellectual property and privacy issues