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Sparking Innovation With Students: Examining The Student Role From Invention To Commercialization

Sparking Innovation With Students: Examining The Student Role From Invention To Commercialization Conference Chair Prof. Giuseppina D'Agostino  Founder & Director, IP Osgoode Including Keynote Addresses from Sylvain Laporte Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and CEO, Canadian Intellectual Property Office Bill Mantel Assistant Deputy Minister  - Research, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Division Ontario Ministry of Research […]

Online Gripesites and ICANN’s new GTLD Process

A "gripe site" is a web site established to criticize an institution such as a corporation, union, government body, or political figure. Not surprisingly, powerful institutions often do not take kindly to being criticized, and they have invented a variety of ways to try to suppress the speech of their adversaries. -          The Public Citizen[1]

Her Story Left the Judge HEARTBROKEN

The UK Patents County Court recently released the decision of Henderson v All Around the World; a case involving a copyright claim by a young artist whose song became an unexpected hit.  Jodie Henderson (aka Jodie Aysha) was in her mid-teens when she wrote a song called “Heartbroken” which was recorded and remixed by Tafazwa […]

Helping Innovators Make it into the Economy

IP Osgoode's Professor Giuseppina D'Agostino was recently featured in an article entitled "IP Clinic Hoping for Growth" in the Law Times (also available here).  In the article, Professor D'Agostino discusses her hopes in growing the OCE/IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic to help more people in a meaningful way that would not otherwise have the resources.

Developments in advertising law, the Internet, e-commerce and IP in 2012, and trends for 2013

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. 2012 was characterized by a number of innovations in legal provisions, case law and regulations concerning the Internet, e-commerce, advertising and intellectual property that affected the evolution of these sectors. This article deals with the […]

'Osgoode Style' Wins Big at 2013 Harold G. Fox Canadian Intellectual Property Moot

It is my pleasure to return to my editorial duties (sans a 007 title pun) for the IPilogue to bring a first hand account of the fifth annual Harold G. Fox Canadian Intellectual Property Moot. After months of grueling preparation, I am proud to report that the moot, while a resounding success all-around, was particularly […]

Technology Stars in Silicon Valley - An Intensely IP Semester at Stanford: A Semester in Osgoode’s IP Intensive Program

If you’re ever in southern California, Starline Tours offers a special “celebrity homes” tour where they take you on a bus to see where movie stars live. But, despite being an ardent film fanatic, I’ve never been particularly interested in celebrity watching* or Hollywood mansions. What would be far more interesting is exploring northern California […]

CodeX - A Change In My Perception of the Legal Realm: A Semester in Osgoode’s IP Intensive Program

Last fall I was in Palo Alto, California at Stanford Law School completing a placement as part of the Osgoode Intellectual Property and Technology Intensive Program. At Stanford, I was one of two interns at a center called CodeX: The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, which is a cooperation between the law school and the […]

The Reference to the CJEU in Case C-466/12 Svensson

The European Copyright Society (ECS) was founded in January 2012 with the aim of creating a platform for critical and independent scholarly thinking on European Copyright Law. Its members are renowned scholars and academics from various countries of Europe, seeking to promote their views of the overall public interest.

Professor Giuseppina D'Agostino on The Agenda with Steve Paikin

IP Osgoode is pleased to announce that our very own  Professor Giuseppina D'Agostino, Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, was featured on last Tuesday's episode of The Agenda with Steve Paikin entitled "Is Innovation History?" The full video is available below.