Natalie Bravo is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Brief History of Insulin In 1921, Dr. Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and James…
Category: Access to Medicines
Biden Support for Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver: A Step Below Progress?
Ryan Erdman is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In a truly monumental achievement in scientific innovation, there are now over a dozen authorized COVID-19…
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Broken Promises: Utility Standards and Patent Applications in Canada
The last day of June 2017 saw the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) quash the controversial Promise Doctrine. The issue at hand in AstraZeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc was…
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What Makes It My Molecule: A Look at Professor Ronald Pearlman’s Genome Editing Work
This past November, Professor Ronald E. Pearlman from York University’s Department of Biology gave a talk [1] at Osgoode Hall Law School to discuss the potential of the innovative CRISPR…
Breaking the Fall Off the Patent Cliff: Can Developing Countries Help Big Pharma?
Expiring patents are expected to contribute billions of dollars towards the loss of revenue of drug manufacturers in the years to come. To save itself from falling off the patent cliff,…
Virotech Patents, Viropiracy, and Viral Sovereignty
INTRODUCTION Access to medicines goes hand in hand with the protection of intellectual property rights. At a time when the United States is undertaking large-scale reforms in both the intellectual…