Nirav Bhatt is an LLM candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The test for determining the validity of design patents should be the “ordinary observer test” and not the “point…
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Responsible communication -- for bloggers, too
Peter Waldkirch is a second year LL.B. student at the University of Ottawa. Over the holidays the Supreme Court of Canada released two decisions – Grant v. Torstar Corp and…
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IsoHunt found liable for inducing copyright infringement
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson released a summary judgment on December 21, 2009, finding Gary Fung and his…
Top Intellectual Property and Technology Stories of 2009
2009 was a significant year for developments in the area of intellectual property and technology. We have put together a brief list of noteworthy news, events and cases that we…
Is a Re-Brand of the Canadian Trade-marks Act Imminent?
Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. CIPO’s Consultation In an effort to maintain “a modern…
Forcing ‘search neutrality’ on Google
George Nathanael is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. It’s the beginning of a new decade, and of course, the last one has seen the internet experience tremendous…