Welcome Back to Osgoode! What to Expect from IP Osgoode & the IP Innovation Clinic in the New Year

IP Osgoode and Osgoode Hall Law School host intellectual property symposium in honour of Osgoode Prof. David Vaver, "Intellectual Property: Fuel for the Fire of Genius or Shelf Life of a Banana?"

Re-posted below is a media release from York University. TORONTO, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 – For nearly 40 years, Professor David Vaver has been a guiding force in the Canadian intellectual property (IP) landscape. On Monday, Nov. 20, IP Osgoode and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University will host a special symposium in honour […]

IP Osgoode Sneak Preview for 2016

Happy new year! IP Osgoode is happy to be kicking off 2016 with a dynamic series of events and activities. Adding to this excitement is the fantastic news about The Honourable Mr. Rothstein’s appointment as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School (OHLS). Mr. Rothstein will be involved with some our activities and […]

The First Ever IP Hackathon Took Place at Osgoode Hall Law School

Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, Founder and Director of the Intellectual Property Law & Technology Group (IP Osgoode) at Osgoode Hall Law School, stirred up the IP community yet again with her innovative and invigorating way of “tearing apart the patent system.”

2014/2015 Sneak Preview: Another Busy and Exciting Academic Year for IP Osgoode!

This year we celebrate IP Ogsoode’s 6th birthday! And it’s shaping up to be another busy and exciting academic year for us.

MedEdge 2014 -- New Medical Innovations Bring Privacy Dangers

The 2014 MedEdge Summit was a resounding success. Academics, innovators, entrepreneurs, and practitioners filled the auditorium and networking booths. As one of the lucky attendees, I zoomed in on Dr. Cafazzo’s talk about the significant lack of human use considerations (“reverse human engineering”) in the design of traditional medical products, and the introduction of new […]

UGC under Canadian Copyright Law Symposium Videos

IP Osgoode would like to thank everyone who participated in our "User Generated Content under Canadian Copyright Law Symposium" on October 10, 2013 at Osgoode Hall Law School.  The symposium discussed the new UGC copyright exception with guest speakers from government, industry, private practice, and academia. For those who were unable to attend the conference in […]

Upcoming IP Osgoode Events and Guest Lectures

Giuseppina D'Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode and an Assistant Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. IP Osgoode has a number of illustrious visitors this semester who will be participating in our lecture series "IP Osgoode Speaks" as well as a part of the second annual Women and IP Roundtable (presented with The Institute […]

In re Bilski North of the Border

On March 13, IP Osgoode held a panel discussion entitled Business Method Patents: Bilski and Beyond. While the tagline of the event indicated it was to ‘Explore the effect in Canada of recent US business method patent jurisprudence,’ attendees got treated to a lot more. Speaking from a wide array of perspectives, the panelists provided […]