Isabel Cooke

Intellectual Property PSL, LexisNexis

Isabel has a background in commercial and corporate transactional work, with a particular focus on copyright, database rights and related matters. She studied Law with French Law at University College Dublin and also holds a Diplôme d'Études en Droit de l'Union Européenne from Université Toulouse Capitole and a Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from the University of Oxford. Isabel trained in Arthur Cox LLP, a leading all-service Irish law firm and qualified as an Associate in the Technology and Innovation group, where she specialised in intellectual property, advertising regulation, media and digital services. While in private practice, Isabel worked closely with her colleagues in the firm’s M&A teams advising clients in a wide variety of sectors on IP contracts and due diligence, in particular in relation to the acquisition of software and other technology businesses. She also has experience advising clients in the education, innovation and R&D sectors in respect of protection of IP rights and licensing. In her role in the Lexis+ IP team, she has a particular interest in the intersection of intellectual property with the digital economy and emerging technologies such as AI.

Ireland

Isabel trained at Arthur Cox LLP, where she qualified as an Associate in the Technology and Innovation group and specialised in intellectual property, data protection, advertising regulation, and digital services. In addition she worked across a number of areas of commercial law including consumer law, freedom of information and content regulation. Isabel studied Law with French Law at University College Dublin and also holds a Diplôme d'Études en Droit de l'Union Européenne from Université Toulouse Capitole and a Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from the University of Oxford. While in private practice, Isabel worked closely with her colleagues in the firm’s M&A teams advising clients in a wide variety of sectors on technology and commercial contracts and due diligence, in particular in relation to the acquisition of software and other technology businesses. She also has experience advising clients in the education, innovation and R&D sectors in respect of protection of IP rights and licensing. In respect of data protection, her experience includes advising in relation to international data transfers and providing law enforcement data request advice to major internet companies.

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Ireland—Cookie policy

This precedent cookie policy provides users of a website with information relating to the use of cookies. It forms part of a suite of material governing website terms, acceptable use and privacy. This policy has been drafted for compliance with the provisions of the SI No 336/2011 European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (Ireland) (the ePrivacy Regulations (IRL)), Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 (Ireland). It may be adapted for use if similar technologies subject to the ePrivacy Regulations (IRL) are used, such as web beacons, HTML5 local storage, local shared objects (sometimes called Flash cookies), web bugs, action tags, single-pixel gifs, tracking pixels or device fingerprinting.

Ireland - Commercial

Ireland—Cookies

This Practice Note examines the law on the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as local shared objects, Flash cookies, HTML 5 local storage, device fingerprinting, pixel tracking and plugins) to store or gain access to information stored in the computer equipment of an individual user. This note considers the regulatory framework in Ireland applicable to cookies under SI No 336/2011 European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (Ireland), implementing EU Directive 2002/58/EC (the EU ePrivacy Directive), and the applicability of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as given further effect by the Data Protection Act 2018 (Ireland).

Ireland - Commercial

Ireland—Data protection basics

This Practice Note provides a general introduction to data protection law in Ireland and its key concepts and provision. Irish data protection law is predominantly determined by the application of the EU GDPR regime and there are separate, more detailed Practice Notes advising on specific aspects of data protection law at an EU level. This Practice Note discusses the most important of these aspects at a high level and places them in an Irish regulatory context. Ireland is an important jurisdiction for data protection commentators, as a significant number of major personal-data-rich companies including large social media platforms and digital service providers have their European headquarters in Ireland.

Ireland - Commercial

Ireland—Online platforms—introduction

This Practice Note looks at the key definitions and terms used to describe platform solutions, and gives an explanation of the common types of platform and terms associated with them. It also includes an explanation of the definitions, in each of the key pieces of legislation in Ireland and the EU, used to determine the entities caught within the scope of that legislation.

Ireland - Commercial

Ireland—Websites—compliance requirements

This Practice Note provides an overview of the key Irish legal and regulatory requirements that a website operator should take into account when operating a website.

Ireland - Commercial