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IP Osgoode and the Hennick Centre present a Conference on the Commercialization of Innovative Research

IP Osgoode and the Hennick Centre present a Conference on the Commercialization of Innovative Research

On March 20, IP Osgoode and the Hennick Center for Business and Law hosted a conference entitled, Commercialization of Innovative Research: Implementing solutions that work for Canada.  The conference brought together stakeholders in innovation and commercialization from across Canada and the US. The speaking panels were composed of a diverse set of individuals from government, industry, […]

The Pirate Bay: An Ocean Away from Google?

The Pirate Bay: An Ocean Away from Google?

Over an eleven day period ending last Wednesday, three lay judges and one professional judge presided over the most closely followed and polarized trials in recent Swedish history. In their hands lies the fate of the Pirate Bay - the ever-popular BitTorrent website. With the court’s judgment due in April, file-sharers and copyright holders all […]

Alpha geeks, Golf Shoes, and the Waterloo Miracle

Alpha geeks, Golf Shoes, and the Waterloo Miracle

On Tuesday February 3, the Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC), under the umbrella of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, held a conference on the global threat of illicit trade. The conference brought together stakeholders interested in the protection of intellectual property rights within Canada and around the world. IP Osgoode’s Rex Shoyama was invited as […]

Is there a right to clone Macs?

Is there a right to clone Macs?

In 2005, Apple publicly announced their transition from the IBM/Motorola PowerPC chipset to the Intel x86 chipset. In addition to the speed improvements, and efficiency gains (higher performance per watt) with the Intel processors, the transition also gave Mac users greater flexibility in the operating systems and programs that could be run without an x86 […]

Jason Kee: IP Trends in the Video-Game Industry

Jason Kee: IP Trends in the Video-Game Industry

On Thursday, December 11, as part of the IP Osgoode Speaks series, Jason J. Kee, the Director of Policy & Legal Affairs for the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) gave a talk on intellectual property issues in the computer and video gaming industry. The event, held downtown Toronto at Ogilvy Renault’s office, provided lawyers […]

EPO Confirms Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cannot be Patented

EPO Confirms Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cannot be Patented

The process to harvest human embryonic stem cells (hESC) may be old news in the scientific community; however, the issues raised by this area of science continue to be debated in law and politics. The moral and social arguments for and against embryonic stem cell research are well documented. Proponents argue that stem cells, derived […]

Speech from the Throne: A ray of hope for IP reform in the clouds of uncertainty

Speech from the Throne: A ray of hope for IP reform in the clouds of uncertainty

On Wednesday November 18, 2008 the Right Honourable Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean delivered the Government’s Speech from the Throne, and so dawned Canada’s 40th session of Parliament. The speech outlined the Conservative government’s goals for its term in power under the shadow of the current economic storm looming over the world. Though much […]

Internet Privacy: A Risk Based Approach

Internet Privacy: A Risk Based Approach

In my last privacy post I identified certain cloud-computing privacy issues that may be regulated by the free-market. This post will outline a risk-based approach to analyzing privacy issues that laws and legislation may be required to address. A risk-based analysis is beneficial in that it changes how a problem is viewed and the type of solution […]

USPTO, Courts: No need for inovation in software

USPTO, Courts: No need for inovation in software

Recent decisions by the US courts and Patent and Trademark Office have suggested a move towards the rejection of software patents.[1] This is likely an attempt to resolve the issuance of junk patents, the difficulty in developing software that doesn’t infringe existing patents, and the resulting patent-troll litigation.[2] Irrespective of the current problems, software should […]