IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are thrilled to announce the winners of the third annual edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge: (more…)
Month: October 2012
Bonsai This Is Not: ICANN and the Internet Governance Landscape
Internet Governance may be one of the most understated, under-recognized issues today, relative to its impact on Internet-using society as we know it. And as far as landscapes go, the…
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The Sun Sets on ICANN 45 - Reviewing the gTLD Implementation Plan
One of the primary discussion topics at ICANN 45 in Toronto concerned the implementation of new gTLDs and the effects the new processes would have on the rights holders of…
Glass Half Empty for Industrial Design Protection in Canada?
The re-posting of this analysis is part of a collaboration with Ashlee Froese. An interesting decision was recently issued by Canada’s Federal Court, which has sparked some interest in the…
US first sale doctrine: Proudly made in the USA
The American Bar Association (ABA) recently urged the Supreme Court of the United States to affirm the decision of the Court of Appeal, 2nd Circuit, in John Wiley & Sons,…
Military Tactics and Rock Star Patent Lawyers; the Patent System under Stress
Charles Duhigg and Steve Lohr, reporters for The New York Times, have published an insightful commentary on the current state of the patent system and, in particular, the state of…