Alexia Walter

Experience

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  L'Oréal

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  Internship Trainee

  Apprenticeship in the International Trade-marks Department

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  Shelston IP

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Internship Trainee

  IP Lawyer, with focus on trade-mark searches, applications and defenses.

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  Decathlon

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Intellectual Property Lawyer

  Lawyer accountable for the management of all intellectual property matters including litigation. Supported the launch of the Tribord, Quechua and Inesis brands, successfully argued a patent litigation against Oakley and ended a 10 year old trademark dispute in Taiwan.

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  Bentata Abogados Inc

  Oct 1997 - Mar 2000

  Trademark Lawyer

  Trade-marks prosecution and oppositions proceedings. Achievements include managing a team of lawyers in charge of clients such as Danone, Kodak and Pfizer. Also headed the department of assignments, licenses and renewals.

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  Tmark Conseils

  May 2000 - Sept 2000

  Trademark Lawyer

  Trade-mark searches and prosecution; defenses and oppositions in French and European procedure

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  Shaw Communications

  May 2001 - Jun 2023

  Overseeing Shaw and Freedom Mobile's Privacy and CASL programs. Developing IP strategies and ensuring alignment with Company’s short and long term commitments. Management of the trade-mark, copyright and patent portfolios of Shaw. Overseeing Copyright Board proceedings, IP licensing, domain name litigation. Competition law and advertising law issues, review and drafting of naming rights agreements for Shaw and Freedom Mobile. Copyright tariffs hearings, participation in Government consultations on Privacy, Lawful Access and Intellectual Property. Show less

  • Director Intellectual Property and Privacy Officer

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2023

  • Director, Intellectual Property and Privacy

    Sept 2013 - Jun 2018

  • Manager, Intellectual Property

    May 2001 - Sept 2013
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  Self-employed

  Sept 2023 - Nov 2024

  Consultant, Intellectual Property and Privacy

  As a consultant, I review organizations' privacy or IP programs and practices and develop tailored action plans to remediate gaps, create new processes and address areas of risks to enable data usage and best meet legislation requirements. I also advise organizations on the ethical implications of AI adoption and how to evolve existing programs to incorporate AI governance. Some of the specific deliverables include:-maturity assessments -strategic advice and governance plans-privacy impact assessments-PIA template development-Bill C-27 planning-breach reporting methodology-staff training-AI governance plans-GDPR, U.S. legislation impacts-data mapping-retention schedules and deletion protocols-privacy policy drafting-identifying useful reporting metrics Show less

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  Cogeco Inc.

  Dec 2024 - now

  Privacy Officer - Responsable de la Protection des Renseignements Personnels