ASSOCIATE LAWYER • FASKEN • MONTREAL, PQ

BIO

Eliane Ellbogen is an intellectual property lawyer with a focus on information technology. Eliane advises and represents clients in complex, high-profile patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters. Elaine is frequently called upon to litigate IP cases, while also handling the IP component of transactions involving IT companies.

Eliane has extensive expertise in IP strategy development and protection, including for brand portfolios. She assists companies of all sizes to develop their global branding strategies or for the protection of their IT assets, particularly at the start-up stage.

With a keen interest in the areas of artificial intelligence and biotechnology and a deep understanding of data protection, privacy, and copyright issues in the context of machine learning.

Elaine is often invited to speak on copyright, artificial intelligence, and legal issues in the arts, and regularly publish articles on these topics. Before becoming a lawyer, Elaine directed an internationally-renowned digital art exhibition centre and advised government agencies as an expert in digital arts.

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From Personal Information to Trade Secrets: Welcome to the Accelerated Digital Age!

17-May | Written by Vanessa Henri , Marek Nitoslawski and Eliane Ellbogen.

The authors will delve into the issue of protecting trade secrets, which is more topical than ever with the current prevalence of the “work-from-home” model. Specifically, the authors look at how the legal framework and considerations tied to the protection of trade secrets differ from those of personal information, but also, how in certain contexts, these two types of informational assets can overlap. For example, when personal information is used to fuel predictive algorithms, it may also be protectable as a trade secret. The governance and protection of all valuable information assets including, especially now, trade secrets, should be at the forefront of today’s business concerns.

Eliane Ellbogen

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Marcia Mills

Marek Nitoslawski