On February 9, 2021, Osgoode Hall Law Students had the privilege of observing the virtual hearing for the appeal of Sim & McBurney v En Vogue Sculpted Nail Systems (2020…
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Asking ‘Isaac Pewton’ to Innovate Out of a Crisis
This article originally appeared in The Hill Times, issue dated February 17, 2021. With Canadians’ mounting frustration and the dwindling prospects of exiting this pandemic any time soon, it is vital that we…
IP Regimes May Delay a Timely Delivery of New COVID-19 Vaccines
As the Northern hemisphere is about to enter winter, the threat of COVID-19 looms even greater than before. Cold air and more time spent indoors are likely to increase the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Seek Global Trademark Protection of “Sussex Royal” Brand
On December 31 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle filed a world trademark application for SUSSEX ROYAL THE FOUNDATION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX. On January 1, 2020,…
China’s Patent Policy: Pros, Cons, and an AI Solution
China has historically been a small player in regard to patent filing. As recently as a decade ago,[i] China’s patent office, SIPO, which serves a country with three times the…
The New Experimentation Right in Canadian Patent Law
Amendments to the Patent Act, passed in 2018 to replace a prior clumsily worded provision enacted 25 years earlier, state that a patent or certificate of supplementary protection is not…