Andrew Baker is an LLB/BCL candidate at McGill University Faculty of Law. In Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A., the US Supreme Court has clarified an ambiguous standard surrounding induced patent infringement by borrowing from the doctrine of wilful blindness potentially putting an end to a long-standing debate surrounding the ambiguous statutory provision.
Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On 24 May 2011 the European Commission released a communication to the European Parliament addressing the shortcomings and challenges of the current intellectual property rights regime. It proposes that a single, unified market address fragmentation problems and regulatory barriers in the European Intellectual Property […]
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 30, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved a settlement agreement in a class action between four record companies and thousands of artists who failed to receive royalties for the unlicensed use of their work.
Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. The European Commission recently revealed its proposal to overhaul the European Union’s intellectual property law regarding orphan works. The move is seen by many as an attempt to update and unify the European Union’s standards in light of technological advancements.
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. As of June 1, 2011, the UK has become the latest franchise state for Peer to Patent, the online system that allows interested observers to contribute to the patent examination process. The pilot program will follow the same process as it has in other […]
Andrew Baker is an LLB/BCL candidate at McGill University Faculty of Law. Recent developments in the UK, including the notorious case of a famous footballer and a report from Lord Neuberger, have once again called into question the use of the super-injunction as a method of protecting privacy prompting responses from MPs, the judiciary, and […]
Matt Lonsdale is a graduate of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. American motor club AAA has spoken out in support of H.R. 1449, The Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act. The bill, which aims to “protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles” by placing […]
Jeffrey O’Brien is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. In the recent case R v The Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom decided that the police can never hold on to DNA evidence collected from suspects not subsequently convicted.
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. We are pleased to share with you the official announcement of the OCE / IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic. This groundbreaking initiative will see IP Osgoode partnered with the Ontario Centres of Excellence’s (OCE) Centre for Commercialization of […]
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. This time of the academic year is always bitter sweet, a time for farewell salutes and also welcomes.