Afroditi Theodoridou is a PhD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Now that we are heralding a New Year, the European Union is welcoming in Prague, on January 7, 2009, its European…
Category: Innovation
Changing role of ‘You’ in ‘YouTube’
Ever since the inception of YouTube, people have been extremely creative in finding applications of this user-friendly platform. Owing to its profound integration into our daily lives, its uses have…
Tony Chapman: “Made in Canada: Why creativity and invention must become the life blood of our economy”
This past Tuesday, as part of the IP Osgoode Speaks series, Tony Chapman, founder and CEO of Capital C Marketing Group, gave a talk about the need for Canada’s industries…
Speech from the Throne: A ray of hope for IP reform in the clouds of uncertainty
On Wednesday November 18, 2008 the Right Honourable Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean delivered the Government’s Speech from the Throne, and so dawned Canada’s 40th session of Parliament. The…
Economic Benefits Lie at the Heart of Patent Protection, Not Altruism
The ideas that an inventor’s time and investments should be protected and new inventions encouraged through the granting of patents, underlie some of the justifications of our current patent system. Theorists…
Top U.S. court scales back patent royalties
A recent landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in Quanta v. LG Electronics has effectively restricted patent-holders’ ability to claim infringement for subsequent uses of licensed products. This…