Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Since 2002, at least one company, Medical Justice, has been offering physicians the opportunity to quiet the online voices of dissatisfied patients through a unique manipulation of copyright law. As this service has become more popular among physicians, closer scrutiny has become warranted. Unfortunately for […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In a blitz of lawsuits, Samsung Electronics has gone from defendant to plaintiff as it counter-sued Apple over alleged infringement of its mobile communications technology. Amid the field’s patent wars, one wonders how this battle between long-time allies will end.
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Canada Gazette published amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, which include much-anticipated provisions for Extraordinary Use New Drugs (EUNDS). This addition is aimed at empowering Canada to prevent and respond to the threat of disease outbreaks and align its approach […]
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. Although Google has openly admitted that part of its motive is simply to deter lawsuits, the move has industry analysts marvelling at the extent of […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Eastman Kodak has received some uplifting news in its ongoing patent dispute with tech giants, Apple and Research In Motion. Last week, the US International Trade Commission announced that it will review an earlier opinion rendered against the photography pioneer. If the decision is […]
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 “covenants not to sue” covering Round Rock Research LLC’s portfolio of approximately 4,200 patents and pending applications. Though an intriguing proposition, interested parties ought to […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Among the nearly 500 bills that died with the end of the 40th Canadian Parliament last Friday was Bill C-393, Canada’s Act to amend the Patent Act. The bill proposes to modify Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR), itself an amendment to the Patent […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The New York Times reported that many of the major players in the global pharmaceutical industry are set to lose exclusive rights to 10 blockbuster drugs of combined annual sales close to US$50 billion. No mere fluke, this news marks the beginning of an […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Electronics giant LG obtained a preliminary injunction from the Civil Court of Justice in the Hague barring the import of Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming console into the European Union. While it is only the latest escalation of the two companies’ intellectual property standoff, […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In an effort to curtail intellectual property infringement, the Obama administration released the first Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The administration announced that it plans to send the proposal to US Congress “in the very near future” to begin shaping its recommendations into […]