Last semester, I had the honour of interning at the CodeX Center for Legal Informatics at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. This internship was one of the many placements…
Category: Blogs
Should Canada Adopt an “Innovation Patent System” to Promote Small to Medium Enterprises?
The “innovation patent system”, a second-tier patent system unique to Australia, was introduced in 2001 by the Australian Parliament to promote the growth of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) by providing a…
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Canadians #TalkTV: The Question Surrounding Digital Content Licensing
For the past month the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has been attempting to open its policy and regulation processes to the Canadian public. On October 24, CRTC Chair Jean-Pierre Blais…
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Happy Birthday to Whom?: New Litigation Challenges Copyright Ownership in “the World’s Most Popular Song”
Most members of the public might be surprised to hear that “Happy Birthday to You” is apparently still subject to copyright protection in the United States, let alone that it…
Improving the Patent Law Lottery by Reforming Damages
A key feature of any patent system is the right of enforcement available for infringement. Of the various recourses available in Canada, damages are the default remedy. Care is therefore…
Inequitable Conduct in Canadian Patent Prosecution
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently provided an example of when patents will be invalidated due to inequitable conduct. Canadian patent law presently has no…