Marcel Naud

Marcel Naud specializes in intellectual property contract law, copyright and trademarks, with an emphasis on the needs of suppliers and entrepreneurs in the information technology sector and their clients. He also advises the firm’s clients on the protection of data, trade secrets and other confidential information, the management of personal information and the prevention and resolution of commercial disputes.

Over the years, Marcel Naud has acquired extensive experience and high-level expertise in legal issues related to the digitization of business processes, services, works and other products, including advances in artificial intelligence and big data, as well as domain names and cases of Internet misuse.

He is often called upon to negotiate, draft, review and comment on agreements relating to the development, marketing and use of software, cloud services and websites. He also provides legal advice on the scope, compliance and potential breaches of software licences (including open source software), merchant obligations for distance contracts, website terms of use and service level agreements.

He is regularly involved in domain name arbitration proceedings before World Intellectual Property Organization, ADR Forum and Resolution Canada, and assists his colleagues and lawyers working in business or private practice in various regions of Canada and around the world in transactions and legal proceedings.

He is occasionally asked by various associations and providers of continuing education services to act as a speaker or moderator on topics at the forefront of the evolution of intellectual property law.