The patents protected by intellectual property laws are an indispensable tool for fostering innovation, and this is particularly true with the increasing advent of life saving medical devices. However, too…
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Bracing for Impact - Cyber Challenges to Human Rights
On December 1, 2020, I had the pleasure of attending IP Osgoode’s Bracing for Impact conference series. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this episode of the series was held online…
Biopiracy and the Global Intellectual Property Regime: The Appropriation of Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge for Profits
As pharmaceutical research and agricultural practices become more advanced in the West, there is an increasing desire by researchers and corporations to extract bio-resources from the developing world’s flourishing biodiversity…
It’s Called Fashion Law, Osgoode—Look It Up
Although the thought of being our very own version of Elle Woods at Osgoode is merely a fun fantasy for some of us, fashion law is sort of, kind of,…
IP Regimes May Delay a Timely Delivery of New COVID-19 Vaccines
As the Northern hemisphere is about to enter winter, the threat of COVID-19 looms even greater than before. Cold air and more time spent indoors are likely to increase the…