IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are thrilled to announce the winner of the eighth annual edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge: (more…)
Month: October 2016
Fintech - Stake a Patent Claim?
OVERVIEW Similar to other traditional industries, a digital revolution for financial services is underway. Financial technology, or ‘‘FinTech,” is an accelerating technical sector gaining in popularity with both traditional financial…
Podcast Now Available for @craigcarys talk on "A Feminist Copyright Agenda: Open Access, Attribution & the Academy"
On September 21, 2016, IP Osgoode’s own Prof. Carys Craig delivered a talk entitled “A Feminist Copyright Agenda: Open Access, Attribution & the Academy” as part of the Shirley E.…
3D Printing Raises Intellectual Property Legal Issues Not Seen Before in Traditional Printing
3D printing technology has advanced to the level where consumers are able to purchase these printers for their personal use. Just recently, 3D printing was accessible only in limited circumstances.…
The Partnership on AI: A Modern Manhattan Project?
On June 29, Sam Harris delivered a TED Talk in which he posed the question: “can we build artificial intelligence without losing control of it?” He proposed the founding of “something like…
Big Telecom versus Video Games: Big Implications
As reported on Kotaku.com – “British Telecommunications, a multinational mega-conglomerate with origins dating back to the 1800s, is suing Valve, a video game company that can’t count to three”. British Telecommunications…