IP Intensive: Empires and Dragons and Doyle, Oh My - A Semester at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

This past fall was a fascinating time to be at the CBC as broadcasters work to adapt to changing media consumption habits. It also marked the start of the Hockey Night In Canada partnership with Rogers, a scandal breaking about one of CBC’s most notable personalities, and Canadian news making international headlines.   Having an interest […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at The Globe & Mail

After two years of legal education in the classroom, starting my first semester of 3L by gaining practical experience as part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program was a very welcome experience. Last year, as a member of Osgoode’s Harold G. Fox intellectual property moot team, I got a small taste of […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at Canadian Heritage - An Insider's Look into the Copyright Policy Shop

Until mid-September of 2014, my perspective on legal policy was essentially limited to my experiences writing the policy section embedded in my law school and graduate school essays. This past fall I was fortunate enough to be enrolled in Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program and spend a semester at the Department of […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at ventureLAB

In Fall of 2014, I had the privilege of participating in Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program.  I was placed at ventureLAB, a non-profit Regional Innovation Centre and a member of the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs, which helps entrepreneurs in York Region, Simcoe County and Muskoka District bring their innovations to market. Its […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at Teva Canada - An Insider's Look at the Pharmaceutical Industry

This past fall I had the privilege of participating in Osgoode Hall Law School’s Intellectual Property and Technology Law Intensive Program. The placement allowed me to spend my fall semester with the Legal Affairs department of Teva Canada, one of Canada’s largest manufacturers of generic medications and a subsidiary of Teva Ltd., one of the […]

“Shoe-in” for Converse? Iconic Sneaker Company puts Foot Down and Sues for Trademark Infringement

Converse, a subsidiary of Nike[1], has recently filed 22 separate lawsuits against 31 retailers and shoe designers, claiming trademark infringement for the design of their classic “Converse All Stars” shoes. Defendants include giant retailers Kmart and Wal-Mart and designers such as Sketchers, Fila and H&M.

SEPs and the Swinging Pendulum

American IP scholar Mark Lemley aptly characterized the dynamic relationship between IP and competition law as a swinging pendulum, in which antitrust enforcement of IP has cycled from under-protection to over-protection since the enactment of the Sherman Act in 1890. The United States Supreme Court’s recent affirmation of antitrust scrutiny in patent litigation indicated that […]

2014/2015 Sneak Preview: Another Busy and Exciting Academic Year for IP Osgoode!

This year we celebrate IP Ogsoode’s 6th birthday! And it’s shaping up to be another busy and exciting academic year for us.

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at SOCAN

In ten weeks at Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (SOCAN) I learned how to gamble on horses, how to create a shark costume out of an old sweater and some cardboard, the proper amount of food to eat at a Chinese buffet (three plates, including dessert), and to always fill out the Health and […]

IP Intensive Program: Taking a Look Behind the Wizard’s Curtain – A Semester at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Off in the far-away land of our nation’s capital (actually, across the river in Gatineau, Quebec, to be specific) exists a mystical place. A building where applications are examined, rights are granted, and hearings are heard. I spent the better part of a semester at this office, and the experience I had there will without […]