Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) signals more AI regulation to come
Aaron Dishy is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) would introduce greater regulation of the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Canada’s private sector. On June 15th, 2022, the Minister of Innovation, Science…
Bill C-27: Canada Introduced Its First Legislation on the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Private Sector
Tianchu Gao is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On June 16, 2022, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-27 “An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act…
“THE” End: The Ohio State University Registers “THE” Trademark
Ariel Goldberg is an incoming 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) granted The Ohio State University trademark protection for the most common English word: “THE”. However, the fashion house Marc Jacobs has a pending trademark application for…
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Please join us in welcoming the Intellectual Property Journal’s Student Editorial Team
The IPJ is proud to introduce its student editorial team for the 2022-23 academic year! Read the full announcement here.
Congratulations to Bonnie Hassanzadeh on receiving the 2022 IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in Intellectual Property Law
We are proud to announce Bonnie Hassanzadeh as this year’s recipient of the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in Intellectual Property Law! Learn more about Bonnie’s contributions to Osgoode’s IP community here.
Congratulations to the 2022 Recipients of the Gowling WLG Prize for Best Blog & Comment in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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Picks of the week
Costa v DissociaDID Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1934 (IPEC)
The High Court of Justice for England and Wales recently discussed the issue of joint work for copyright purposes. Read the decision here.
A Message from the Osgoode Ukrainian Law Students Association
The Osgoode Ukrainian Law Students Association was created in response to the war in Ukraine by a group of Ukrainian law students who have been volunteering their time to denounce Russia’s aggression and to support Ukrainians fleeing from war. If you have any questions about the organization or would like to get involved, please contact Solomiya Zakharchuk & Zack Kryworuchka at osgoodeulsa@gmail.com.
You can show your support by donating to any of these organizations: https://www.ucc.ca/2022/03/03/where-to-donate-to-support-ukraine/