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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.


Latest from IPilogue

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.

Bill C-32: A Lifeline for a Dying Industry?

Mar 2, 2011 1 min read
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Robert Karrass is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Artists and consumers protest while supporters hold […]

Conflict and Compromise: A Review of Selected Bill C-32 Position Papers

Mar 1, 2011 1 min read
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Kyle Lavender is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The House of Commons has resumed hearings on the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32). Amidst claims that the process of amending the Copyright Act has preceded at a “snail-like” pace, it is hopeful that position papers submitted to the House of Commons Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 […]

Reflections on the Grammys: Glee, Bieber and the Mash-up Provision of Bill C-32

Mar 1, 2011 1 min read
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Ken Anderson is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. As I watched the 53rd Annual Grammy […]

What Should and Should Not Be Patented? An Australian Recommendation

Feb 28, 2011 1 min read
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Ivy Tsui is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Australian Government’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) has released its report on the review of “Patentable Subject Matter” – detailing the types of inventions that should be patented.

Announcing Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2011

Feb 28, 2011 1 min read
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IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are proud to announce Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2011.

The Structure of the Law of Patentable Subject Matter

Feb 28, 2011 1 min read
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Professor Siebrasse is a Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick. His patent law blog is Sufficient Description. The turn to policy in legal analysis that began with the Realists has undoubtedly been salutary in its overall effect on the law, but we have yet to fully come to grips with the evidentiary […]

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