Last semester, as part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program, I had the opportunity to work with in-house counsel at AstraZeneca Canada. Having previously completed graduate studies…
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The Not-So-Obvious Aspects of an Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Analysis
The granting of a patent has often been described as a bargain [1] between the government and the patentee. In exchange for the exclusive right [2] to make, construct, use…
Intellectual Property Rights in Non-Genetically Engineered Plant Species
In the past, Monsanto has been successful in defending the company’s patents concerning the genes and modified cells present in genetically modified (GM) plants in both the United States and…
"Meringue" is not an Ingredient in Lemon Meringue Pie: Defining "Identical Medicinal Ingredient"
What do cooking and chemistry have in common? Apparently, the former provides great analogies to explain the latter. Apotex has recently applied for judicial review of a decision of the…
Pirates of the Caribbean: US Intellectual Property Rights to Walk the Plank?
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has recently published a press release detailing their plans on establishing a statutory body to oversee the monetization and exploitation of the suspension of American intellectual property rights. The…
Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products in the EU Up in Smoke?
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… or at least a heated debate. On October 8th, 2013, the European Parliament voted on the proposed revisions to the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). One…