In the Fall semester of my third year at Osgoode Hall Law School, I had the opportunity to take part in the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program. This…
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Unusual CN Tower Trademark Dispute May Help Business Owners Plan for the Future
The Canadian author, James Bow, faces a legal dispute over an image of the CN Tower that appears on the cover of his new book. The tower’s owner and manager,…
Personal Privacy in a Digital Age: Examining Current Intellectual Property & Privacy Obligations
Canadians have privacy rights associated with their personal information. This even applies when one’s personal information is held by someone else – like with hospital medical records. Patient ownership of…
IP Year in Review 2018 – A Milestone Year for IP Osgoode and Ground-breaking Changes in the Canadian IP landscape
As we settle into 2019, we look forward to topping the successes of the last year! Ten years ago IP Osgoode, Osgoode’s flagship Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program, was…
Advances in Securing the Bridge to Innovation: Recent Progress on Combating Patent Trolls
Over the last decade, patent trolls have become a prominent intellectual property (IP) issue. Patent trolls are companies that exploit IP as tools for litigation instead of innovation, using purchased…
Innovating with Yesterday’s Inventions: Repurposing Drugs for New Indications
Pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) has skyrocketed in recent years and is projected to reach even greater levels in the future. The total R&D spending has increased by 33 billion…