On Thursday September 18th, IP Osgoode presented the first talk of its IP Osgoode Speaks Series for the 2014-2015 academic year. Visiting from the University of Oxford, Professor Graeme B.…
Tag: EU
Intellectual Property Rights: study indicates that roughly 35% of jobs in the EU rely on IPR-intensive industries
The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. (more…)
Digital Agenda: European Commission Supports Research on Cyber Security
The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. Cybercrime is a growing global problem that no company or…
In the World of Chocolate, Cadbury owns part of the Rainbow
Cadbury won a surprising victory on October 1, 2012 by getting the colour purple as a registered trade-mark under the Trade-mark system of the European Union. (more…)
Sunny with a Chance of Chill: Forecasting EU's New Cloud Computing Strategy
At the risk of raining on the EU’s cloud parade, the European Commission’s recently unveiled report, “Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe”, also threatens to unleash a legal…
EU Adopts Public-Use Policy for Orphan Works
On Thursday, September 13, 2012, the European Parliament adopted a new directive stating that cinematographic and audiovisual works as well as phonograms that are protected by copyright but whose rights holders cannot be found could be…