Earlier this month, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual “Special 301 Report,” which evaluates the intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement of its trading partners. Over the last few years, Canada has been listed on the “Priority Watch List”, which is reserved for countries that have the most deficient IP protection [...]

Posted in Copyright, copyright reform, European Union, IP, IP Reform, Patents, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Supreme Court of Canada, Trademarks, US, US-Canada Relations, WIPO
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In the summer of 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a series of rulings in five major copyright cases (referred to as the “copyright pentalogy”). A new book has just been released that examines the possible long-term impact of these decisions.

Posted in Announcements, Book Review, Canada, Copyright, Fair Dealing, Feature Post, IP, Music Industry, Music Industry, Supreme Court of Canada, Technology, Telecommunications
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Tout arrive en France, especially for folks following recent intellectual property news. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) released a key judgment in January in a case that pitted copyright against freedom of expression.

Posted in Commercialization, Contracts, Copyright, copyright reform, Design, European Union, Fashion Industry, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Image, Infringement, IP, Ownership, Supreme Court of Canada, Uncategorized
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IP Osgoode would like to thank The Honourable Justice Marshall Rothstein and The Honourable Mr. Justice Roger T. Hughes for being a part of our speaker series. They both provided thought provoking commentary on intellectual property litigation from a judicial perspective.  For those who were unable to attend our speaker series events in person, analysis [...]

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