Niamh Pollak





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800 - 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver B.C. V6C 3H1
Main Tel. (604) 687-5700
Fax (604) 687-6314

www.cwilson.com

Area of Practice

Technology & Intellectual Property and Higher Learning.

Representative Work

Niamh advises on a wide range of intellectual property matters including technology development, licensing, commercialization and distribution, digital media (video gaming and virtual worlds), privacy law, intellectual property licensing, trade-mark and copyright law, e-commerce and domain name disputes.

Profile

Niamh is an associate with Clark Wilson LLP's Technology & Intellectual Property and Higher Learning Practice Groups.

She was educated at University College Dublin, the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Law Society of Ireland. Prior to moving to Canada, Niamh practised law in Dublin with one of Ireland's leading law firms. Niamh also worked as in-house counsel for an Irish government agency specialising in technology infrastructure.

Niamh was called to the British Columbia Bar in November 2007.

She is a regular contributor to the Canadian Trademark Blog.

Memberships & Associations

Member, Law Society of British Columbia (2007)

Member, Law Society of Ireland (2004)

Member, Canadian IT Law Association (IT.Can)

Member, IT.Can Ad Hoc Committee on Interactive Media

Publications

"Copyright Reform Needs to Strike the Right Balance Between Rights Holders and Consumers", Business in Vancouver, January 22-28, 2008

"Healthcare and Privacy: A Challenge for Licensors" Licensing Executive Society Conference in Vancouver, October 2007, co-author and co-presenter with Larry Munn

"An International Comparison of Trade-mark Infringement Strategies" written for the Advanced Trade-mark and Advertising Law Conference in Seattle, September 2007, co-author with Neil Melliship

"The Authentication and Admissibility of Electronic Evidence in the US and Canada" Internet and ECommerce Law in Canada, Volume 8, Number 5 & 6, July/August 2007

"Landlord Liability for Counterfeit Goods – What Every Retail Landlord Should Know" written for BCRELinks.com, June 2007, co-author with Larry Munn