Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, a Senior Fellow with the IP Innovation Clinic, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. What do a company in the…
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Apple Sues USPTO Over SMART KEYBOARD Trademark
Alice Xie is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Western University’s Faculty of Law. Tech giant Apple has recently filed a lawsuit against the United States Patent…
Sonic Seasoning and In-Store Psychology: Trademarking Multisensory Consumer Experience
Emily Xiang is an IPilogue Writer, the President of the Intellectual Property Society of Osgoode (IPSO), and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. So far, intellectual property…
The Hocus Pocus of Intellectual Property in Halloween Costumes
Sabrina Macklai is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 2L JD Candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Happy spooky season! From “Evil Midweek Cutie” to “Juice Demon”,…
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Booking.com
Tiffany Wang is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, Intellectual Property Journal Editor, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In the midsummer of 2020, the…
“You Own It, You Better Never Let It Go”: Distinguishing Permissible Borrowing from Copyright Infringement in Music
Can alterations in the sonic bed, piano figures, guitar and string lines in a musical composition save it from damages for copyright infringement of the original? The High Court of…