A.I. Paintings: Registrable Copyright? Lessons from Ankit Sahni
Govind Kumar Chaturvedi is an IPilogue Writer and an LLM graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School. Recently, while hearing the debates about AI and authorship, I was intrigued about whether A.I. assisted works could be given protection and whether I could get an image I had made with an A.I.…
IPIC and National Research Council Collaborates to Create the IP Assist Program for SMEs
Gregory Hong is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) have partnered to offer the IP Assist program for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises…
The US Copyright Office Clarifies that Copyright Protection Does Not Extend to (Exclusively) AI-Generated Work
Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In March 2022, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) allowed its first artificial intelligence (AI)-authored copyright registration of a painting co-created by the AI tool, RAGHAV Painting App (“RAGHAV”), and the IP lawyer who…
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Scale IP Your Processes: The Key to Profitable Growth
26 January 2023
The City of Barrie Sandbox Centre will host a highly interactive workshop to equip enterprises and leaders to improve business processes and efficiencies that will enable greater scalability and expansion. Register here.
26 January 2023
The City of Barrie Sandbox Centre will host a highly interactive workshop to equip enterprises and leaders to improve business processes and efficiencies that will enable greater scalability and expansion. Register here.
Kurdish Women: Empowerment, Agency and Activism
27 January 2023
This panel, moderated by Prof. Rabiat Akande, will analyze Kurdish women’s activism, art, and entrepreneurship in Turkey. Register here.
27 January 2023
This panel, moderated by Prof. Rabiat Akande, will analyze Kurdish women’s activism, art, and entrepreneurship in Turkey. Register here.
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Osgoode News
CPD Accreditation for Bracing for Impact Conference: The Future of AI for Society
The Law Society of Ontario has approved accreditation for our recent conference.
This program contains 2 hours of professionalism content (for “AI for the Future of Legal Practice” and “Ghetto Copyright“).
This program contains 30 minutes of EDI professionalism content (for “Ghetto Copyright”).
This program contains 5 hours and 30 minutes of substantive content.
This program contains 30 minutes of EDI professionalism content (for “Ghetto Copyright”).
This program contains 5 hours and 30 minutes of substantive content.
Watch the full conference here.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Intellectual Property Journal
The editorial staff of the Intellectual Property Journal are welcoming submissions to be considered for inclusion in an upcoming edition of the journal. Click here for more information.
Picks of the week
Is Competition Tribunal’s Decision on Rogers-Shaw on a Collision Course with the CRTC?
This article critiques the recent Competition Tribunal decision preventing the Competition Bureau from stopping the Rogers-Shaw merger. Read more 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/