Canada's Progress with Making Innovative Technology Accessible & Affordable

For the third year in a row, Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, was a keynote speaker at the Canadian Telecom Summit (“CTS”).  In his closing keynote for CTS 2018, he reiterated the importance of increasing the quality and coverage of innovative technologies at affordable prices for Canadians. He then updated the […]

Highlights from Canadian Telecom Summit 2018

The Canadian Telecom Summit has been one of the largest annual meetings of telecom professionals in Canada for nearly twenty years. This year’s summit, from June 4 – 6 in Toronto, featured wide-ranging discussions including leading telecom executives from Canada, the U.S. and Europe and government officials on the major issues and goals facing the […]

Innovating with Yesterday’s Inventions: Repurposing Drugs for New Indications

Pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) has skyrocketed in recent years and is projected to reach even greater levels in the future. The total R&D spending has increased by 33 billion USD from 2005 to 2015 and is projected to rise by an additional 19 billion USD by 2020. Is there a way to cut these […]

Risks in AI Over the Collection and Transmission of Data

While the daily lives for us ordinary people are made more convenient and more pleasant by the application of various Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools – ranging from the widely known consumer products such as home assistant Siri and personal medical devices to other business applications of natural language processing or deep learning, we should gradually […]

#WorldIPDay Spotlight on Venessa J. Bloom: Providing life-enriching home care services through Amblecare Health Services

Venessa is the founder and C.E.O. of Amblecare Health Services Corp, a homecare agency that is dedicated to providing life-enriching home care services that assist the elderly and those individuals who are medically challenged throughout the community. Amblecare aims to preserve an independent and dignified lifestyle for clients while they remain in the comfort of […]

#WorldIPDay Spotlight on Darlene Carreau and @CIPO_Canada's Client-Centric Approach to Increasing IP literacy in Canada and Ensuring Easier Access to IP Services

Since December 2015, Darlene Carreau has been serving as the Director General of Business Services at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). The Business Services Branch (BSB) is responsible for developing CIPO's overall service strategy to deliver quality services that are timely, client-centric and help promote a culture of service management excellence throughout the organization. […]

#WorldIPDay Spotlight on Prof. Giuseppina D'Agostino: Founder & Director, @IPOsgoode and #InnovationClinic

Professor Pina D’Agostino joined the Osgoode Hall Law School faculty in 2006 and brings creativity and passion to her role as Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, Osgoode’s flagship Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue (www.iposgoode.ca), the first IP law blog of its kind, and Founder […]

#WorldIPDay Spotlight on Karima Bawa: Securing and Tracking the Exchange of Data Files with 3D Bridge Solutions

Karima Bawa is currently the CEO for 3D Bridge Solutions which is designing a solution that can: facilitate the secure exchange of 3D print files; protect IP rights associated with 3D designs; support quality and warranty management for 3D replicated objects; and, facilitate the control of 3D printed regulated goods.While designing this solution, the company […]

#WorldIPDay Spotlight on @MayajMedeiros of @NLawGlobal: @IPOsgoode #InnovationClinic Supervising Lawyer

Maya Medeiros is a partner, intellectual property (IP) lawyer, patent agent (Canada, US), and trademark agent (Canada, US) at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. She advises on IP strategy and manages international IP portfolios directed to a range of technology including artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, cryptography, payments, communications, health devices, virtual and mixed reality. Maya is […]

#WorldIPDay Spotlight on Charlene Lindsay: Building Bridges and Indigenous Engagement through @SDNRCG

Sustainable Development & Revitalization (SDNR) for First Nations Community Engagement was founded at York University and the Schulich School of Business in 2015 after two years of consultation with Professors, Elders, Chiefs, and government bodies. As an Indigenous community engagement organization, SDNR understands the importance of building bridges between academia, stakeholders, Chiefs, Band Councillors, and […]