A competent adjudicator, according to an Ontario Public Service job posting, will have familiarity with relevant legal concepts, solid analytical skills, an aptitude for impartial adjudication, and well-developed communication/interpersonal skills.…
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Regulating by proxy, restricting rights, and reducing competition? Pitfalls of the EU copyright directive.
On September 12th, 2018, the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation that purports to be an important step toward integrating EU copyright law in the internet age. Generally, the…
Blockchain on Every Street Corner – Walmart and the Rise of Mainstream Blockchain Patents
Walmart’s American patents and reported patent-related activities over the last few months show just how common blockchain-based technology is going to become in the immediate future. Walmart currently holds such patents…
Balancing FRAND Commitments and Corporate Interests: Innovative SMEs Square Up Against Industry-leading Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Portfolios
This past summer, several of our members had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Telecom Summit hosted in Toronto featuring a wide-range of discussions ranging from expansions in telecommunication protocols…
Congratulations to Prof. David Vaver on Being Named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
IP Osgoode is proud to announce that our very own Prof. David Vaver has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. (more…)
How the IP Strategy Could Transform Canadian Innovation
This article was originally published by The Centre for International Governance Innovation. It was a “hallelujah moment,” so to speak, when the Government of Canada announced its national Intellectual Property…