IP Osgoode Speaker Series: "Reflections on the Supreme Court of Canada 2012 Copyright Decisions" Featuring Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada "Advocacy Skills and IP: Observations from the Bench" Featuring Justice Roger T. Hughes of the Federal Court of Canada November 27 & 29 Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
One of the primary discussion topics at ICANN 45 in Toronto concerned the implementation of new gTLDs and the effects the new processes would have on the rights holders of various trade-marks.
June of this year, Toronto’s Old Osgoode Hall hosted a conference that was a first of its kind. Co-chaired and organized by Osgoode alumna Bonnie Czegledi of Czegledi Art Law, the Symposium on Criminality in the Art and Cultural Property World attempted to address an important issue: who is protecting art itself? Events such as […]
Starting this Friday, June 15th at Old Osgoode Hall, a new two-day symposium attempts to bring attention to the burgeoning issue of criminality in the art and cultural property world. Organized by Czegledi Art Law, a firm focused on international art and cultural heritage law, the symposium is the first of its kind for Canada. […]
On Friday May 25th, the Government of Canada announced a series of investments that seeks to create research partnerships among the academic, public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The effort will be conducted by the Federal Government through grants administered through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Today marks the 12th annual World Intellectual Property Day. This observance day was created in 2000 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It is an opportunity to "celebrate the contribution that intellectual property makes to innovation and cultural creation." World IP Day is celebrated every year on April 26 in recognition of the day the WIPO convention […]
IP Osgoode Speaker Series: Copyright and the Music Industry Featuring Robert Levine and Prof Brett Danaher March 22, 2012 6:00pm-7:30pm Moot Court, Room 1005 Osgoode Hall Law School, York University IP Osgoode is proud to present a lecture by Robert Levine on his book, Free Ride: How the Internet is Destroying the Culture Business and How the Culture Business […]
IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are proud to announce the launch of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2012. Eligible candidates are invited to submit articles addressing a thesis of importance in an area of intellectual property law from a Canadian or international perspective.
Tali Eliav and Stephen Hutchison are 2011–2012 articling students at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP. On December 6 and 7, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada heard five critically important copyright appeals. We were lucky enough to assist with Cassels Brock’s submissions to the Court. We were also fortunate enough to have a seat in […]
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the Founder and Director of the new IP Intensive Program, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. This December copyright is coming to town! Five historic hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada and a brand new copyright bill in Parliament have the […]