IP Osgoode would like to congratulate the winners of the Gowlings Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize for 2011-2012. Four prizes in total are awarded each year to…
Month: July 2012
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Streaming of a Live Sporting Event is not a User Right
On May 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of Israel gave a landmark decision in Civil Appeal 9183/09 The Football Association Premier League Ltd v John Doe. The Court overturned a…
Imperial Tobacco v Philip Morris: Product Packaging Alone Creates Consumer Confusion
On June 29, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed in part Imperial Tobacco’s lawsuit against Philip Morris, holding that the appearance of Imperial Tobacco’s packaging was in and of itself…
What's the Value in a Broadcast Signal?
The term “value for signals” has been used by the CRTC since their 2010 decision, to stand for a regime where the originating broadcaster of a signal should (possibly) be in…
The Pentalogy: The Supreme Court Clarifies Canada's Copyright Law in Five Major Decision
On Thursday July 12, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered it’s judgements in five major copyright cases. These judgements will shape Canada’s copyright law for many years to come.…
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Considering Canada’s Supreme Court Decisions in this week’s WIPO Proceedings
As members of the international intellectual property community attend the 24th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), they are told to keep the spirit of…