Over the last decade, patent trolls have become a prominent intellectual property (IP) issue. Patent trolls are companies that exploit IP as tools for litigation instead of innovation, using purchased…
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IP Year in Review 2017 - A Year of Promises Made, Kept, and Abandoned
This past year marks a year where the Government of Canada engaged more than ever on the IP front. The Government of Canada’s announcement of a National IP Strategy was…
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Big Telecom versus Video Games: Big Implications
As reported on Kotaku.com – “British Telecommunications, a multinational mega-conglomerate with origins dating back to the 1800s, is suing Valve, a video game company that can’t count to three”. British Telecommunications…
IP in 3D: How IP Owners Should Respond to 3D Printers
Although intellectual property (IP) law adequately protects many forms of IP, the coming commercialization of cheap 3D printers may facilitate new means of mass pirating that existing law cannot prevent. Though…
Kimble v Marvel gets caught up in SCOTUS's web
United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is a fan of comics. If you had not already read that in her bio at SCOTUS-tracking blog Supreme Court Review, you might…
Paying for Delay: Old School Lawyering Meets Compound Interest
Compound interest ought to be the rule rather than the exception in calculating prejudgment interest in litigation involving commercial businesses. It is welcoming to see recognition and expansion of this…