Announcing the Winner of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2015
IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are thrilled to announce the winner of the seventh annual edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge:
IP Osgoode Speaks Series Video: John Weigelt
IP Osgoode would like to thank everyone who attended John Weigelt’s lecture entitled “Adjusting to the Changed Frame of Reference of our Technology Enabled World” on September 30, 2015 at Osgoode Hall Law School. The video of the lecture is available here.
Data Transfers from EU to US “unlawful”; EU Signals Enforcement Actions Possible After January, 2016
The re-posting of this article is part of a cross-posting agreement with CyberLex. On Friday, October 16, 2015, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) released a statement on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the case Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (C-362-14), the landmark decision which invalidated the […]
How Osgoode’s IP Intensive Program Kick-Started my Career
Going into law school, I knew that I wanted to practice intellectual property law. I didn’t exactly know what that meant, but I knew that it had to do with things I liked – films, television, and music. Unfortunately, my passion for pop culture did not impress the large and boutique IP firms I interviewed […]
The View Ahead for Software Patent Applications: USPTO Releases Update to Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
This article is cross-posted with permission from Bereskin & Parr. The United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) has released an updated set of Eligibility Examination Guidelines to provide guidance to examiners on when to reject claimed inventions as ineligible abstract ideas. These guidelines give a sense of what computer-implemented subject matter the USPTO considers […]
IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring John Weigelt: Adjusting to the Changed Frame of Reference of our Technology Enabled World
March 11, 1876. December 18, 1903. July 21st, 1969. These are the dates that John Weigelt — the National Technology Officer for Microsoft Canada — used to provide scale in his recent IP Osgoode Speaks Series presentation: Adjusting to the Changed Frame of Reference of our Technology Enabled World.
H&M sues Forever 21? Beach Please!
In an interesting twist, arguably the two most common fashion design piracy defendants are pitted against each other. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (“H&M”) has issued a complaint against Forever 21, Inc., in the US District Court Southern District of New York. Below is a comparative image of the tote bags at issue:
Internet service providers liability and copyright protection in the EU
The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. Which is the legal framework surrounding Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the EU, when it comes to copyright protection? The following article analyses the importance of ISPs in the enforcement of […]
The Court of Justice Declares that the Commission’s US Safe Harbour Decision is Invalid
To read the press release from the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner, click here.
Means for Invalidating a Patent: Lessons from the Eon Corp v. AT&T Decision
This article is cross-posted with permission from Bereskin & Parr. It is very important to provide adequate disclosure when using “means-plus-function” claims in a U.S. patent, particularly in the field of software. “Means-plus-function” claims include elements that are defined in a functional (as opposed to structural) manner, such as “means for tying a shoe”, and […]