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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.

Legal Battle Over Monkey’s Selfie Leads to Settlement

Oct 16, 2017 1 min read
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Recently British photographer David Slater came to a settlement with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to a selfie taken by a monkey, Naruto, who used his camera to take a photograph of herself on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The photograph was taken in […]

Pear Therapeutics’ FDA Approved App Changes the Game in Healthcare

Oct 13, 2017 1 min read
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On occasion, regulatory approval announcements in healthcare rise above the din and make headlines. Few have done so with the impact of Pear Therapeutics’ reSET, a treatment for substance addiction, which is so significant because it is neither a drug nor a therapeutic medical device, in the traditional sense: it’s an app that runs on […]

The Imminent Problem of Counterfeit Sports Merchandise

Oct 6, 2017 1 min read
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Counterfeit products are a growing issue and have resulted in an annual estimated loss of $20-30 billion in tax revenue for Canada over the past few years. In particular, the rise in counterfeit sports merchandise has been almost uncontrollable.

Congratulations to IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic Client, Lyofresh Technologies, for Winning YorkU's AccelerateUP Venture Award!

Sep 27, 2017 1 min read
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We are happy to announce that one of IP Osgoode's Innovation Clinic clients, Lyofresh Technologies, is a winner of York University's LaunchYU AccelerateUP venture award.   To read more about the AccelerateUP Program and the winners of the venture award, please click here.

IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, Norton Rose to participate in Accessibility Innovation Showcase

Sep 22, 2017 1 min read
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This article is cross-posted with permission from the author. To read the original post from Canadian Lawyer, click here. Law students from the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, in collaboration with lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP’s IP group, will offer pro bono one-to-one intellectual property advice at an upcoming Ask the Expert program. The program takes place […]

#IPOsgoode #InnovationClinic to support inventors and entrepreneurs at 2017 Accessibility Innovation Showcase #OntarioAIS

Sep 18, 2017 1 min read
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IP Osgoode, the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, and Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP are pleased to announce their participation in the 2017 Accessibility Innovation Showcase’s Ask the Expert Program September 25 to 26 at The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West (at Bay Street), Toronto, ON. Members of the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic […]

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