Recognizing Artificial Intelligence Systems as Inventors

Saying Goodbye to (not so) Forever 21

Announcing the Winners of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2019

The New Experimentation Right in Canadian Patent Law

The Dark Side of Wearable Technology

In an earlier post, I discussed how wearables are becoming prominent in modern life, with Toronto being a notable hotspot for technology development and related interest. From a legal perspective, there are two main concerns with wearable technology: privacy and product liability. This instalment in the Toronto Wearables Series will focus on the former. The […]

Reversing the Clock: Climate Engineering and IP Rights

Managing intellectual property (IP) rights related to climate-protecting technologies has never been as important as it is today. In late 2018, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report warning that the humans now have 12 years to limit climate change before an irreversible environmental tipping point is reached.  The […]

Announcing the 11th Annual Canada’s IP Writing Challenge

The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode are delighted to announce the 2019 edition of Canada's IP Writing Challenge. Our goal is to further enhance thoughtful and well-researched intellectual property public policy scholarship and discussion. We encourage a broad range of perspectives and topics can be from within the various categories of […]

A Call to Action: Moving Forward with the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Canada

The Government of Canada has committed to accelerating the growth of the country’s world-class AI sector. This emerging technology has the potential to impact nearly every segment of Canada’s economy, including national security, health care and government services. To prepare for the key challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) will give rise to, we […]

One of Wearable Technology’s Most Prominent Homes: Toronto

Toronto is quickly becoming a leader in the wearable technology industry, and is home to several innovative start-ups that have been very active in this field. In particular, there has been a focus on using wearable technology in relation to fitness and medical needs, with biometrics being a primary indicator. To support this activity, Toronto […]

CUSMA: The Highlights

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 […]