Following my article “A Day in Virtual Court House Proceedings” and the Non-Use Cancellation Proceedings decision in Sim & McBurney and en Vogue Sculptured Nail Systems Inc., it is intriguing…
Tag: intellectual property rights
Reversing the Clock: Climate Engineering and IP Rights
Managing intellectual property (IP) rights related to climate-protecting technologies has never been as important as it is today. In late 2018, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
Academics Against Press Publishers’ Right: 169 European Academics Warn Against It
Click here to read the original post from the Institute for Information Law. Academics from all over Europe give a final warning against the ill-conceived plans for the introduction of…
Blockchain: Revolutionizing Content Creation, Registry and Dissemination in the Creative Industry
People often inadvertently refer to “Bitcoin” when they actually mean blockchain, perhaps largely because the Bitcoin cryptocurrency was the first application of blockchain. But, blockchain is more than cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is…
The (R)evolutionary Impact of AI-Generated Work and Big Data on Intellectual Property Law and Commercialization
Who should own the Intellectual Property (IP) rights for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated work? The current global legal regime does not allow for patents and copyright protection of AI inventions and…
Panelists Share Thoughts on Users’ Rights in the Fields of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
On Monday November 20th, 2017 scholars, students, practitioners and IP enthusiasts alike gathered at Osgoode Hall Law School for a symposium in honour of Prof. David Vaver’s appointment to the…