Recently, IP Osgoode founder and director Prof. Giuseppina D’Agostino sat down with TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss “Fostering Innovation in Canada”. For the discussion, which aired October 25, Prof. D’Agostino was joined by Prof. Dan Breznitz (Co-Director of the Innovation Policy Lab and the Munk Chair of Innovation Studies at the University […]

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In 2017, Canada won the dispute against the US-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly in investor-state arbitration (ISA). Foreign investors can sue sovereign governments in ISA in case of mistreatment, such as, for example, expropriation, a violation of fair and equitable treatment and discrimination.  To succeed in its claim, the investor should show that the state […]

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Counterfeit products are a growing issue and have resulted in an annual estimated loss of $20-30 billion in tax revenue for Canada over the past few years. In particular, the rise in counterfeit sports merchandise has been almost uncontrollable.

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This article is cross-posted with permission from the author. To read the original post from Canadian Lawyer, click here. Law students from the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, in collaboration with lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP’s IP group, will offer pro bono one-to-one intellectual property advice at an upcoming Ask the Expert program. The program takes place […]

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