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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.

IP Osgoode: Call for Editors (2010-2011)

Aug 13, 2010 1 min read
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IPilogue (www.iposgoode.ca) is the first online review of its kind, featuring thoughtful intellectual property and technology law commentary by its student editors as well as scholars and other experts from around the world. As an interdisciplinary forum, we explore issues ranging from biotechnology to telecommunications, media to privacy, antitrust to tort, and beyond. Based at […]

Sizing Privacy Harm

Aug 12, 2010 1 min read
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Michael John Long is an LLM candidate advancing to the PhD at Osgoode Hall Law School In a recent blog posted on the IP Osgoode website I considered the ruling in City of Ontario v. Quon; a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the issue of the privacy of employee text messages […]

The Internet Age: The Culprit for a Rise in Plagiarism?

Aug 10, 2010 1 min read
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Amanda Carpenter is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The New York Times has recently published an interesting article about academic plagiarism. Within the article, a couple of examples of plagiarism are provided. The first example involves a freshman student who copied and pasted from a Web site’s frequently asked questions page, and […]

USPTO Issues Post-Bilski Guidelines for Patent Examiners

Aug 7, 2010 1 min read
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Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Following the release of the much anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision of Bilski v. Kappos, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently published some interim guidelines on subject matter patentability. Titled Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process Claims in View […]

Trade Marks and Freedom of Expression: A Call for Caution

Aug 3, 2010 1 min read
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Dr. Dev Gangjee lectures at the London School of Economics, with a primary research interest in intellectual property, including trademarks, geographical indications and domain names. Robert Burrell and Dev Gangjee have recently completed some research into the potential of free speech as a response to overreach in trade mark law. While the general tone of […]

Fox IP Moot Team Announced

Aug 3, 2010 1 min read
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IP Osgoode is pleased to announce the 2010-11 Harold G. Fox Moot team. Anna Koppelman, Devin Doyle, Jonathan Park, Kimberly Lawton, and Leanna Yue will compete under the Osgoode banner. They will be coached by Casey Chisick, Shane Hardy, and Timothy Pinos from Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP as well as their faculty advisor, Professor […]

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