IP Intensive Program: A Semester at Canadian Heritage - An Insider's Look into the Copyright Policy Shop

Until mid-September of 2014, my perspective on legal policy was essentially limited to my experiences writing the policy section embedded in my law school and graduate school essays. This past fall I was fortunate enough to be enrolled in Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program and spend a semester at the Department of […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at ventureLAB

In Fall of 2014, I had the privilege of participating in Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program.  I was placed at ventureLAB, a non-profit Regional Innovation Centre and a member of the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs, which helps entrepreneurs in York Region, Simcoe County and Muskoka District bring their innovations to market. Its […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at Teva Canada - An Insider's Look at the Pharmaceutical Industry

This past fall I had the privilege of participating in Osgoode Hall Law School’s Intellectual Property and Technology Law Intensive Program. The placement allowed me to spend my fall semester with the Legal Affairs department of Teva Canada, one of Canada’s largest manufacturers of generic medications and a subsidiary of Teva Ltd., one of the […]

How Many Spins of "Summer of '69" Earn Bryan Adams a Real Six String?

This past spring, the Copyright Board of Canada issued its decision certifying Re:Sound’s Tariff 8 and setting the royalties collected for webcasting in Canada. Many parties of interest were incensed by the proposed rates, which are difficult to understand without the context of the entire royalty system in Canada.

Apotex Successfully Invalidates Patent on Nexium

AstraZeneca has been selling Nexium in Canada for 13 years.  It is prescribed to treat ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and related diseases. The active ingredient in Nexium is esomeprazole, one of the enantiomers of omeprazole.  Omeprazole is also prescribed to treat these same diseases. Canadian patent no. 2,139,653 (the 653 patent) claims esomeprazole with […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at SOCAN

In ten weeks at Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (SOCAN) I learned how to gamble on horses, how to create a shark costume out of an old sweater and some cardboard, the proper amount of food to eat at a Chinese buffet (three plates, including dessert), and to always fill out the Health and […]

IP Intensive Program: Taking a Look Behind the Wizard’s Curtain – A Semester at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Off in the far-away land of our nation’s capital (actually, across the river in Gatineau, Quebec, to be specific) exists a mystical place. A building where applications are examined, rights are granted, and hearings are heard. I spent the better part of a semester at this office, and the experience I had there will without […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at TVO

I recently completed an IP Intensive Placement with TVOntario (TVO) and the experience could not have been any better.

IP Intensive Program: Learning Around The Globe

As a part of the IP Osgoode Intensive Program I had the unique opportunity to work with in-house counsel for Canada’s most authoritative national newspaper. As much as I cherish a grueling law school semester, I have to admit that my experience at The Globe and Mail was significantly more enjoyable.

IP Intensive Program: “Intellectual Property Policy is All IC” Reflecting on a Semester at Industry Canada

My time at Industry Canada as an IP Intensive student intern last fall was spent working within the Strategic Policy Sector (SPS), and more specifically a sub-group within the SPS called the Copyright and Trade-mark Policy Directorate (CTPD). The CTPD, along with the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), is responsible for […]