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Unpack SODRAC Symposium Videos

Unpack SODRAC Symposium Videos

IP Osgoode would like to thank everyone who attended "Unpack SODRAC: Technological Change and Copyright Tariffs after CBC v SODRAC (SCC 2015)" on February 25, 2016 at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Reminder: Canada's IP Writing Challenge - July 1st Deadline

Reminder: Canada's IP Writing Challenge - July 1st Deadline

The deadline to submit an entry for the 8th annual Canada’s IP Writing Challenge is fast approaching! The winner from each category will receive a prize of $1000 (CAD), publication on the IP Osgoode website, and consideration for publication in the Canadian Intellectual Property Review and/or the Intellectual Property Journal.  The deadline to submit is […]

IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring Dr. Abraham Drassinower: What's Wrong with Copying?

IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring Dr. Abraham Drassinower: What's Wrong with Copying?

On March 11, the IP Osgoode Speaks Series hosted University of Toronto’s Professor Abraham Drassinower to present his new book, What’s Wrong with Copying? His presentation was followed with comments by Professor Bita Amani from Queen’s University, as well as Osgoode’s own Professor Carys Craig; each of whom offered insightful critiques of Drassinower’s book.

Regulating Speech In Cyberspace: Dr. Emily Laidlaw on Corporate Social Responsibility

Regulating Speech In Cyberspace: Dr. Emily Laidlaw on Corporate Social Responsibility

From Facebook Groups dedicated to rape jokes to death threats on Twitter, the Internet can seem like a free speech free-for-all. Anyone can say anything, because who is going to stop them? In her presentation, Regulating Speech in Cyberspace, University of Calgary Professor, Dr. Emily Laidlaw answers that question.

More Money, More Problems: The Science, the Law, and the Fight over CRISPR Patents

More Money, More Problems: The Science, the Law, and the Fight over CRISPR Patents

From Lab Bench to Court Bench: The Science, the Law, and the CRISPR Patent Dispute Whenever a new technology has the potential to be ground-breaking and extremely valuable, there are bound to be disputes about invention and ownership. From Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison to the new space race, scientists and inventors are often driven […]

Life After BitCoin: The Future of Banking May Be in the Blockchain

Life After BitCoin: The Future of Banking May Be in the Blockchain

Introduction In the past 6 months, the US Patents & Trademark Office (USPTO) has published more than 200 patent applications filed by Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and other top-tier financial institutions for their own proprietary blockchain systems.  Previously the territory of online anarchists and drug dealers, why are banks suddenly so interested […]

In Fond Memory of Prof. Denis Borges Barbosa

In Fond Memory of Prof. Denis Borges Barbosa

IP Osgoode is saddened to hear of the recent passing of Prof. Denis Borges Barbosa and would like to express our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Prof. Barbosa. He will be fondly remembered by IP Osgoode for his support and guidance as an IP Osgoode International Advisory Council member. As a […]

Fashion Labels and Inuit Designs: When Law is Not Enough

Fashion Labels and Inuit Designs: When Law is Not Enough

A recent incident involving replication of an Inuit design by a UK fashion label raises interesting questions regarding whether businesses should be required to go beyond the scope of law and consider what is ethical within the culture being borrowed from. Salome Awa, an Inuit woman, was outraged to discover a sweater made by fashion […]