IP Osgoode is an independent voice that explores legal governance issues at the intersection of intellectual property (IP) and technology. The program’s researchers, collaborators, and students actively engage in some of the most important and cutting-edge IP law and technology related research and policy discussions of today.
Commentary and analysis on the latest developments in intellectual property, technology and privacy, featuring curated contributions from students, scholars, and experts within the Osgoode community.
When I first learned about IP Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program (“IP Intensive”), it was my first week of law school. The pamphlet I picked up from the clubs fair highlighted IP Osgoode’s partnership with SOCAN. I was immediately interested. As a songwriter, I was familiar with SOCAN and the important work […]
This term, I had the pleasure of being placed at Sandoz Canada as part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Technology Intensive Program. Although the placement was a brief ten weeks, it would be impossible to convey the myriad of lessons I learned during this time. Two of the main takeaways I would like […]
During my IP Intensive internship with Markham’s business accelerator, ventureLAB, I gained valuable insight into current issues that start-up companies and entrepreneurs alike face. The management team at ventureLAB is dedicated to providing a wide array of opportunities and resources to companies and individuals (referred to as tenants) to help them remedy some of their […]
It was a thrilling tale of will they, won’t they, but in the end Canada and the US agreed on a trade deal, which was signed today by Canada, the United States and Mexico at the G20 leaders’ summit in Buenos Aires. While large parts of the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) seem to be […]
British fashion-house Burberry is known for its $500 scarves, which are easily recognizable thanks to the brand’s iconic checked pattern. However, with the rise of high-quality imitation designer products, it has become incredibly difficult to tell whether a designer item is counterfeit or not. In particular, imitations of the famous Burberry scarf are rampant at […]
IP Osgoode is proud to announce that its founder and director, Prof. Pina D’Agostino, along with Aviv Gaon and Ian Stedman, both of whom are PhD Candidates at Osgoode Hall Law School, are members of York University’s Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force. Prof. D’Agostino, Aviv and Ian are leading scholars in AI and the […]
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