Brandon Evenson is a 2010 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Last Thursday, IP Osgoode hosted Dr. Jacqueline Lipton, Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University, to give a talk on privacy and the challenges of the new Web 2.0 culture. Professor Lipton began her talk characterizing the differences between Web 1.0 and […]
Brandon Evenson is a 2010 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from Queen’s University. Prior to attending Osgoode, Mr. Evenson consulted for some of the world’s leading technology firms in the area of contract risk and licensing compliance. Last Thursday, IP Osgoode hosted Chris Castle, managing partner […]
Brandon Evenson is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A recent case in the US has sent a clear message to US Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that they can be liable for secondary trade-mark infringement. All that is required is that the ISP knows or ought to have known that their customers were […]
Brandon Evenson is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Given Google’s internet footprint, it would be easy for any web surfer to mistakenly conclude that Google is out to rule the online world. These surfers must be reminded, however, that Google’s true mission is to “organize the world's information and make it universally accessible […]
Courts frequently rely on cognitive science to help decide the correct outcome in Intellectual Property cases - particularly in trade-mark disputes with respect to confusion. A recent case before the Patent Court of England and Wales, has raised interesting cognitive science issues with respect to novelty and public domain. As a defense to patent infringement, […]
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. But, do other nations stand on guard for Canada? When it comes to protecting official Canadian marks, such as the Canadian maple leaf, apparently Paris Convention Union nation courts are willing to stand up for Canada’s interests. A recent decision by the European Court of Justice has […]
How much does it cost to dye your hair? A home kit usually costs between $20 and $40. Some salons charge up to $200. In the heart of Yorkville, however, dye-jobs are big business. Salon trade-secrets consisting of client lists and client colour cards (a formula describing a customer's dye colour preference) are apparently worth […]
Three months ago I posted a response to Dan Hartrell’s article: Facebook’s grassroots earn policy voice. Dan’s article focused on the new grassroots, open approach Facebook was taking which allowed social network users to comment and vote on Facebook policies. In my response, I questioned the wisdom of having a corporation emulate a nation by […]
A recent article by Professor Emir Mohammed from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law challenges the Continental notion that moral rights, as granted by Canada's Copyright Act, are solely personal rights innate to just “flesh and blood” authors. The article, entitled “Moral Rights and Mortal Rights in Canada”, was published in the April 2009 issue […]
A common joke amongst Canadian copyright lawyers goes something like this: What do copyright reform and hot dogs have in common? You don’t want to see how either of them are made. Despite this light-hearted warning, last Thursday IP Osgoode hosted Glen Bloom from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, who delivered a guest lecture entitled […]