Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is enrolled in Professor Mgbeoji’s Patents class in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are…
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A Frustrated Google “Stalks” Nortel Networks' Patent Portfolio
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In a “stalking horse” bid, Google has offered US$900-million for the patent portfolio of fallen telecommunications giant Nortel Networks.…
Auction of Covenants Not to Sue Attracts Attention, Suspicion
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. At the end of March 2011, intellectual property brokerage firm, ICAP Ocean Tomo, is planning to auction off four…
“Business Method Patents: the State of the Art after the Amazon.com Decision”
Leslie Chong is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Many academics have commented on the potential impacts of the Federal Court’s decision in Amazon.com on patent law in Canada.…
Bilski and Software Patents
Alex Gloor is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The debate over the patentability of computer software has been well-documented, and there seems to be no end in…
IP Osgoode Speaks: Justice Marshall Rothstein on Business Method Patents
Nirav Bhatt is an LLM Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Last Friday, IP Osgoode hosted a guest lecture by Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada as…