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Ultramercial Patent Appeal Keeps Door Open For Future Software Patents

Ultramercial Patent Appeal Keeps Door Open For Future Software Patents

Mark Bowman is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in Ultramercial v Hulu that a process displaying copyright media to a user in exchange for displaying an advertisement for a product over the internet is not too abstract to be patented.

'Practical Application' Business Methods Deemed Patentable By The Federal Court

'Practical Application' Business Methods Deemed Patentable By The Federal Court

Neda Navabi is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. On October 14th, 2010, the Federal Court ruled that Amazon.com should be permitted […]

Reminder To RSVP For "European Perspectives On Copyright Law"

Reminder To RSVP For "European Perspectives On Copyright Law"

Our conference titled, “Can Canada Learn Anything From Europe?  European Perspectives on Copyright Law in the Information Era”, is taking place next Friday, October 21, 2011, at the Ottawa Convention Centre in Ottawa, Canada.  The proceeding will also be transmitted by webcast to Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada. All are welcome to […]

Steve Jobs: A Legacy In Patents

Steve Jobs: A Legacy In Patents

Phil Goldbach is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., died on October 5, […]

Call For Evidence: The Re-Emergence Of Design Rights In The UK?

Call For Evidence: The Re-Emergence Of Design Rights In The UK?

Courtney Doagoo is a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. In November 2010, UK Prime Minister David Cameron commissioned Ian Hargreaves, Professor and Chair of Digital Economy at Cardiff University to carry out an independent Report regarding the current state of intellectual property law in the UK and to specifically assess […]

Patent Valuation: The Measurement ‘Gold Rush’ And The Emerging Bubble

Patent Valuation: The Measurement ‘Gold Rush’ And The Emerging Bubble

Mekhala Chaubal is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. The just-concluded international intellectual property conference, presented by the Canadian International Council (CIC) […]

The Prince of Purses v Les Misérables: Louis Vuitton’s Latest Lawsuit Against Counterfeiters

The Prince of Purses v Les Misérables: Louis Vuitton’s Latest Lawsuit Against Counterfeiters

Mekhala Chaubal is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A recently-decided US case (Louis Vuitton Malletier SA v. Akanoc Solutions Inc.) has trumped Canada’s largest LVM settlement so far (Louis Vuitton Malletier SA v. Singga Enterprises Inc). While the company is arguably only protecting its market share as one of the world’s premier […]

Sony v Tenenbaum: The Trouble With Statutory Damages For Copyright Infringement

Sony v Tenenbaum: The Trouble With Statutory Damages For Copyright Infringement

Brian Chau is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In Canada and the United States, copyright owners may elect to recover an award of statutory damages for each work infringed instead of actual damages and profits. A wide range of statutory damages is possible and this has led to a series of troubling […]

Follow IP Osgoode On Twitter

Follow IP Osgoode On Twitter

Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the Founder and Director of the new IP Intensive Program, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Twitter community has over 100 million active users and I am pleased to announce that we have joined those ranks. Follow IP Osgoode on Twitter […]

Introducing IPilogue’s 2011-2012 Editorial Team

Introducing IPilogue’s 2011-2012 Editorial Team

IP Osgoode is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 IPilogue Editorial Team. As many of you know, IPilogue is the first online review of its kind, featuring thoughtful intellectual property law and technology blog posts by student editors as well as by scholars and experts from around the world. We are an interdisciplinary forum, exploring wide-ranging […]