One of the most prevalent criticisms leveled against China today is the lack of human rights afforded to its citizens. This is particularly so in the area of civil and…
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Discourse About Patents and Standards Highlight Tension Between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law
As a part of my undergraduate studies, I took a course in business strategy, and one of the most memorable topics was technological lock-in. We were taught that there is…
VANOC Ticket Broker Suit Raises Concerns about Reach of Official Marks
Ticket Scalping is getting a lot of attention in Canada lately. In Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty made headlines by threatening to introduce legislation to stem TicketMaster’s practice of diverting potential…
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…
Resolution to Kindle 2’s Text-to-Speech Issue Benefits All Involved
The paperless office is yet to arrive, but that hasn’t stopped companies from introducing innovative ways of consuming written materials. One such attempt is Amazon.com’s e-book, called ‘Kindle’. When first…
New Top Level Domains (TLDs) Create Tension For Trademark Owners
Internet users are familiar with the current top level domain structure of the World Wide Web. .com, .edu, and .org, amongst others, are all part of the common vocabulary used…