George Nathanael is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On January 27 in Washington, D.C., the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus held their annual State of the Net Conference. One panel discussion, entitled “Copyright Strikes: When Has a Pirate Graduated to Internet Exile?”, featured commentary on the concept of graduated response […]
Brandon Evenson is a 2010 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On February 11, 2010, IP Osgoode and the Hennick Center for Business and Law hosted their second conference on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Commercialization. Similar to last year’s conference the speaking panel and audience were composed of various stakeholders from government, industry and […]
Dr. Patricia Hughes has been the Executive Director of the Law Commission of Ontario since September 15, 2007, and is an ex-officio member of the LCO Board of Governors. On January 28, 2010, the Law Commission of Ontario and IP Osgoode held a Symposium on electronic medical records. The Symposium brought together experts from law, […]
Brian Chau is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall The Action On December 23, 2009, the Missouri Court of Appeals issued a ruling on browsewrap that essentially reinforced that the traditional principles of contract law apply to the internet. In this case, the plaintiff, Ms. Major used the defendant’s online contractor match-up service, ServiceMagic, and […]
Billy Barnes is a JD candidate at the University of Toronto. Last week, the Federal Court of Australia published a highly anticipated judgment in Roadshow Films v. iiNet. iiNet is an Australian ISP accused of authorizing copyright infringement by creating a service by which it profited from infringement and by failing to take "reasonable measures" […]
Devin Doyle is a J.D. candidate at Osgoode Hall and is taking the Patent Law course. The onset of genetic modification has generated an entirely new set of issues and problems in relation to patent law. One recent bone of contention in Canada has been determining which life forms can qualify as inventions, and therefore, […]
Alex Gloor is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School January 28th was Data Privacy Day, in case you needed a reminder. This day, celebrated in Canada, the United States and 27 EU countries, is aimed at promoting privacy awareness among youths, at promoting the development of privacy related technologies and at encouraging compliance […]
Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director IP Osgoode. Michel Gérin is the Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode are delighted to announce our 2010 Canadian writing challenge in intellectual property law. After a successful inaugural year, we are pleased to be running the […]
Emir Aly Crowne-Mohammed is an Assistant Professor at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law and Co-Chair of the Fox Moot Committee. Cristina Mihalceanu is a Third Year Law Student at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law and Member of the Fox Moot Committee. The inaugural launch of the Harold G. Fox Moot, which […]
Reshika Dhir is a J.D. candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is taking the Patent Law course. In Canada, a correctly filed patent application that may result in a patent is only half the battle won. The minimum 20 years protection is only guaranteed if the applicants, either themselves or through their authorized correspondents in […]