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Michael R. Whitt Q.C.

Partner, Patent Agent, Trademark Agent

Partner, Patent Agent, Trademark Agent |

T: 403.298.4448

Calgary

Whitt Michael
 
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T: 403.298.4448


Calgary

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Michael Whitt is both a Patent Agent (2001) and a Trademark Agent (1986) in addition to being a lawyer. Michael advises technology-based businesses on commercialization and compliance matters, and on the structure, negotiation and documentation of novel business models, strategies and transactions, particularly regarding intellectual property and information and other technologies. Michael has been involved with computer and information technologies for over three decades and advises small, medium and large clients with technology or intellectual property assets and operations. Clients include manufacturers, vendors, technology acquirers, ISPs, ASPs, outsource and cloud operators, e-Commerce and web-enabled transaction providers, fin-tech innovators, and infrastructure providers, agricultural and biotechnology operations, health informatics providers and users, geospatial and location-based service providers and professional self-governing bodies. Michael's recent focus is on data governance and cyber security, ISO 27000 and NIST compliance, lean sigma and agile, and the repatriation of outsourced core IT functionality.

Michael also assists clients with the protection of personal information and privacy law compliance, policy review and advice, contract terms in IT and other information-handling and information-flow transactions and operations, breach mitigation and notification, and response to regulatory inquiries and demands in private sector and health information matters both provincially and federally. Michael also has experience with transition services arrangements, and IP and technology transfers in very large M&A and EPC transactions.

Michael became Queen's Counsel in 2008. He is ranked BV, for very high ethical standards and legal ability, in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review. Michael has been recommended by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Chambers Global. 

Michael is a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group 7 (Sedona Canada), and Data Security and Privacy Liability - Working Group 11, both of which work to create forward-looking principles and best practices recommendations for lawyers, courts, businesses and others who regularly confront e-discovery issues in Canada, or Cyber-security and Data Protection issues globally. Of note, Michael has been appointed a member of WG11's Drafting Team to prepare a model Cyber Incident Response Guide. Michael is a member of the Board of Directors of Calgary Technologies Inc., an innovation centre and technology incubator jointly held by the City of Calgary, the University of Calgary, and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. He is a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and a Director of ITAC Health.

Education

University of Calgary, BA, 1973 University of British Columbia, JD, 1978 

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 1979 British Columbia, 2014 

Recent Experience

URUS Group LP and affiliates (formerly Alta Genetics), on a significant dispute between our client and a contract counterparty with respect to continued operation of a multi-generational genetic improvement program.
URUS Group LP and affiliates, in researching current market arrangements and trends and legal frameworks for constraining uses of improved genetics in dairy industry.
Plains Midstream Canada ULC, in its $1.67-billion acquisition of the Canadian natural gas liquids and liquefied petroleum gas business of BP Canada.

Recent Recognition

The Legal 500 Canada
Recommended, Technology
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly Recommended, Computer & IT Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions
Best Lawyers in Canada
2021 Calgary Lawyer of the Year - Information Technology Law
Recognized as one of Canada's leading Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Privacy and Data Security lawyers
IAM Patent 1000 The World's Leading Patent Practitioners
Recommended as a leading patent professional

LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Received a BV Distinguished Peer Review Rating
Lexpert Special Edition on Technology
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Technology
Lexpert Special Edition on Agribusiness & Cannabis
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Agribusiness and Cannabis

Insights, News & Events

Blog

Understanding the Draft Consumer Privacy Protection Act: A Summary of the Key Changes Proposed

November 26, 2020
       

Blog

Substantial Changes to Federal Regulation of Privacy Now Imminent

November 17, 2020
       

Blog

Privacy Enforcement Update: Possible Collaboration Between the Competition Bureau and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

November 06, 2020
       

Blog

Privacy Commissioner's Call for Increased Enforcement

October 09, 2020
       

Blog

Ontario Government Seeks Input for Private Sector Privacy Legislation

September 01, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones' Best Lawyers in Canada 2021

August 27, 2020
       
2020
Jun
24
       

Event

Data: Living in the 'New Normal' : Data Governance, Cybersecurity and Privacy in [...]

Announcements

21 Bennett Jones Lawyers in Lexpert's Agribusiness and Cannabis 2020

June 11, 2020
       

Blog

Competition Bureau Calls for Increased Fines Under Competition Act for Privacy Violations

May 29, 2020
       

Blog

Canadian Domain Name Registrar Offers New Free Cybersecurity Solution to Individuals

May 21, 2020
       

Blog

Key Takeaways from Competition Bureau Fine for Privacy Violation

May 21, 2020
       

Announcements

Fifteen Bennett Jones Lawyers in Lexpert's Special Edition on Technology

May 13, 2020
       

Blog

COVID-19 and Contact-Tracing Apps in Canada

May 12, 2020
       

Blog

Privacy Considerations When Using Smartphone Location Data to Limit the Spread of COVID-19

April 13, 2020
       

Blog

COVID-19—Mitigating Risks to Critical IT Projects and Services

March 26, 2020
       

Blog

Competition Bureau Intends to Police Privacy Violations—Beware of Potential Fines

January 24, 2020
       

Blog

Meaningful Consent: An Evolving Standard under Canadian Privacy Law

September 20, 2019
       

Blog

Why Large Organizations Should Pay Attention to the New Cybersecurity Certification Program

August 23, 2019
       

Blog

Record Fine Proposed Under GDPR

July 11, 2019
       

Blog

Organizations Can Expect Increased Canadian Regulation for Privacy Violations

May 31, 2019
       

Speaking Engagements

e-Health Conference 2019

May 26-29, 2019
       

Updates

Canada Digital Charter Announced

May 23, 2019
       

Blog

Cyber Crash Course for Directors and Officers

May 16, 2019
       

Blog

OSFI Advisory of Interest to Federal Credit Unions—Incident Reporting

January 29, 2019
       

Blog

B.C. Privacy Commissioner Issues Guidance Regarding Cannabis Transactions

November 07, 2018
       

Blog

Hacking Elections—New Vulnerabilities

November 01, 2018
       

Blog

New Breach Notification Under Alberta's Health Information Act

May 16, 2018
       

Speaking Engagements

Sedona Conference WG11 Webinar

April 30, 2018
       

In the News

Conrad Druzeta and Michael Whitt on Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

November 28, 2017
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

November 27, 2017
       

Blog

Ontario Securities Commission Approves Initial Token Offering

October 26, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

2017 Celero FinTech Conference

October 3-6, 2017
       

Articles

The Strengthening of Ontario's Health Information Privacy Legislation

September 08, 2017
       

Blog

Canadian Securities Administrators Issue Staff Notice on Cryptocurrency Offerings

August 28, 2017
       

Blog

SEC Warns Initial Coin Offerings and Token Sales May be Subject to U.S. Federal Securities Law

July 28, 2017
       

Blog

New General Data Protection Regulations in European Union Has Cybersecurity Consequences

July 19, 2017
       

Blog

Transport Canada Revises Rules for Recreational Drone use in Canada

July 04, 2017
       

Blog

Dangerous Assumptions and Serious Consequences in Cybersecurity

June 29, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

Cybersecurity Seminar Series - Dangerous Assumptions (Toronto)

June 14, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

Cybersecurity Seminar Series - Dangerous Assumptions (Calgary)

June 13, 2017
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Shines in IAM Patent 1000

June 06, 2017
       

Blog

WannaCrypt Ransomware Attacks on Out-of-Date Systems

May 15, 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

CyberSecurity and Readiness

April 11, 2017
       

Blog

Federal Trade Commission Delivers Cross-Device Tracking Report Recommendations

February 23, 2017
       

Updates

Cybersecurity: 2017 Report & 2016 Reflections

February 2017
       

Speaking Engagements

CyberSecurity for Law Firms

January 12, 2017
       

In the News

Michael Whitt in Calgary Herald on Innovate Calgary and Kinetica Ventures

November 30, 2016
       

Speaking Engagements

2016 Cyber Security Forum

August 31, 2016
       

Speaking Engagements

CIOCAL Retreat

June 15, 2016
       

Articles

The Business of Innovation - Intellectual Property Transactions and Strategies in the New Economy

May 2016
       

In the News

National Post on Michael Whitt: Sedona Conference Drafting Team

May 02, 2016
       

Announcements

Michael Whitt Selected to Sedona Conference Drafting Team

April 21, 2016
       

Articles

The 'Every Step You Fake' Study and Canadian Law

March 2016
       

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