You have some innovative research you want to commercialize and you are unsure how to protect your smart idea. Where do you go to get help?  This burning question has been answered by a new initiative between The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and IP Osgoode.

Posted in Commercialization, Feature Post, Innovation, Tech Transfer
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Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. It’s election season again, and Canada’s political parties are out in force, campaigning across the country. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the recent attention IP and technology issues have been garnering among the Canadian public, most of the political parties have specifically included digital issues as [...]

Posted in CD Levy, Copyright, copyright reform, Digital Locks, Fair Dealing, General, Internet, Internet Sharing, IP, Regulatory Policy, Telecommunications
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Leslie Chong is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Following a judgment from the England and Wales Patent County Court, fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood successfully sued internet clothing provider Anthony Edward Knight for trademark and copyright infringement. The decision carefully detailed each of Westwood’s claims against Mr. Knight, which effectively shows how [...]

Posted in Copyright, Fashion Industry, Trademarks
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Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This Tuesday, April 26th marks the 11th annual World Intellectual Property Day. The observance day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “highlight the role and contribution of intellectual property in the economic, cultural and social development of all [...]

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