The deadline to submit an entry for the 10th annual Canada’s IP Writing Challenge is on July 1st, 2018! 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.
From trademarking your logo to potentially patenting your items (a newer – yet narrowly used – method of protecting your unique fashion designs), there are various ways that start-ups and young companies in Canada can protect their intellectual property (IP) prior to diving into the competitive realm of fashion. Unfortunately, the Canadian fashion industry has also seen an increase in the number of large retailers who have found it appropriate to take designs originating from Indigenous communities and integrate them into their newest seasonal line.
On March 23rd, teams from Canadian law schools convened at the University of Ottawa to compete in the inaugural Copyright Policy Moot organized in conjunction with Canadian Heritage and Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada.
Unlike a traditional moot, the Copyright Policy Moot was designed so that students could gain experience in drafting public policy and conducting a policy briefing. Rather than preparing a factum, the students engaged in a different sort of persuasive writing: the “Memorandum to Cabinet.” And instead of arguing before judges, the students defended their policy proposals in front of senior policymakers, seeking to persuade them that their proposals should become law. The Moot was timed to coincide with the s. 92 parliamentary review of the Copyright Act, which allowed for the mooters to not just compete in the academic arena, but also to have a real chance to shape Canadian copyright policy.
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Academics from all over Europe give a final warning against the ill-conceived plans for the introduction of a new intellectual property right in news. Read the full letter here in pdf, or below.
Statement from EU Academics on Proposed Press Publishers’ Right
We, the undersigned 169 scholars [of whom 100 are full professors] working in the fields of intellectual property, internet law, human rights law and journalism studies at universities all over Europe write to oppose the proposed press publishers’ right.
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Video and Audio Recordings for Bracing for impact: The Artificial Intelligence Challenge Conference are now available.
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Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2018
The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode invite submissions from law students, graduate students, and professionals. Click here for details.
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