A recent article written by Colin Campbell from Maclean’s discussed the unfortunate fact that Canada is usually far behind other nations when it comes to adopting new technologies that have…
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Should Formalized Training in Science or Engineering be a Prerequisite to the Practice of Patent Law?
In a recent blog post by Prof. Shamnad Basheer at Spicy IP, he discussed the issue of whether or not patent lawyers should be required to achieve a certain level…
The Emerging Recognition of the Importance of Design and Creative Practice in Product/Service Innovation: Moving Away from a Strict Adherence to Technology and the ‘Hard’ Sciences
In his April 2008 report, ‘Between a Hard Rock and a Soft Space: Design, Creative Practice and Innovation’, Dr. John H. Howard discusses how the arts, humanities and social sciences…
Facebook photo free-for-all. Is media's use of photos fair dealing or freeloading?
As a result of the recent proliferation of social networking sites, a debate has emerged over the media’s ability to use photos added to user profiles, in the absence of…