Does Canada have anything to learn from Europe? This is the question posed by IP Osgoode’s international conference on European perspectives on copyright law chaired by Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, an…
Day: October 19, 2011
Crookes v Newton: SCC Holds That Hyperlinking Was Not Defamatory
Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Crookes v Newton, which considers whether the author of a website…
European Libraries And Copyright Owners Reach Understanding On Out-Of-Commerce Works
Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. The European Comission recently facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between European libraries, publishers, authors and…
A Micro-Benefit For Small Businesses Under The America Invents Act
Leslie Chong is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students…
Ultramercial Patent Appeal Keeps Door Open For Future Software Patents
Mark Bowman is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in Ultramercial v Hulu that a process…