On February 9, 2021, Osgoode Hall Law Students had the privilege of observing the virtual hearing for the appeal of Sim & McBurney v En Vogue Sculpted Nail Systems (2020…
Tag: IP Law
Asking ‘Isaac Pewton’ to Innovate Out of a Crisis
This article originally appeared in The Hill Times, issue dated February 17, 2021. With Canadians’ mounting frustration and the dwindling prospects of exiting this pandemic any time soon, it is vital that we…
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PATENTS: “THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY THERE”
THE SCENE: The patent infringement trial of Ewon v Fowler held on Zoom in the Federal Court of Canada, after the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in CanMar…
Saying Goodbye to (not so) Forever 21
On September 29, fast fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, pursuant to the US bankruptcy code, closing 350 stores worldwide and all of its 44 stores in…
The New Experimentation Right in Canadian Patent Law
Amendments to the Patent Act, passed in 2018 to replace a prior clumsily worded provision enacted 25 years earlier, state that a patent or certificate of supplementary protection is not…
Washington Declaration Cements the Role of Public Interest in IP Policy
Alysia Lau is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School who took part in the inaugural offering of the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program (IP Intensive) in…