{"id":19821,"date":"2013-01-16T16:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/?p=19821"},"modified":"2013-01-16T16:00:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T21:00:47","slug":"2012-ip-year-in-review-hollywood-couldnt-make-an-action-movie-this-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2013\/01\/16\/2012-ip-year-in-review-hollywood-couldnt-make-an-action-movie-this-good\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 IP Year in Review: Hollywood Couldn't Make an Action Movie this Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Giuseppina D\u2019Agostino<\/strong> is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the Founder and Director of the IP Intensive Program, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2012 was an action-packed year in the world of intellectual property law. There were flurries of reports, decisions, and new legislation that confronted many core principles of IP law, priming 2013 as a year where the law will continue to move into new, uncharted territory.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>2012 was an exciting year for IP Osgoode, where we celebrated our fourth birthday We welcomed Michelle Li as the IP Osgoode Coordinator and a vibrant mix of students to work on our many projects. It was another successful year for our IPilogue and growing our various <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/clinical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clinical opportunities<\/a>. As part of our IP Osgoode Speaker Series we featured <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/03\/ip-osgoode-speaker-series-robert-levine-and-dr-brett-danaher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Levine and Dr. Brett Danaher<\/a>.\u00a0 The year appropriately ended with two distinguished lectures, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/11\/ip-osgoode-speaker-series-the-honourable-mr-justice-marshall-rothstein-%E2%80%93-reflections-on-the-supreme-court-of-canada-2012-copyright-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cReflections on the Supreme Court of Canada 2012 Copyright Decisions,\u201d<\/a> by Justice Marshall Rothstein (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/12\/ip-osgoode-speaker-series-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video here<\/a>), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/12\/ip-osgoode-speaker-series-justice-roger-hughes-advocacy-skills-and-ip-observations-from-the-bench\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cAdvocacy Skills and IP: Observations from the Bench<\/a>\u201d by Justice Roger Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to 2013, a year for strengthening our existing partnerships and forging new ones, cultivating our current projects and fostering new initiatives, and most importantly, evolving and growing to better serve our membership.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In patent law, 2012 was a year of Viagra, cell phone wars, and a continuation of the American debate on the patent-eligibility of isolated human genes.<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, the SCC\u2019s ruling in the case of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/11\/canada%E2%80%99s-top-court-gives-canadians-something-to-get-excited-about-generic-viagra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teva v Pfizer<\/a> affirmed the quid pro quo basis of Canadian patent law, while in the United States, Apple and Samsung closed a lengthy chapter in their battle for American market share.\u00a0 In August, a jury in the District of Northern California found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/08\/apple-emerges-victorious-over-samsung-but-what-does-it-mean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samsung had infringed many of Apple\u2019s patents<\/a> and awarded the American company $1.05B in damages.\u00a0 Two weeks before Christmas, both parties <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/12\/its-time-for-global-peace-us-judge-urges-peace-between-samsung-and-apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disputed the verdict at a post-trial hearing<\/a> wherein presiding judge Justice Lucy Koh <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/12\/its-time-for-global-peace-us-judge-urges-peace-between-samsung-and-apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">urged both parties to settle<\/a>.\u00a0 One week later, Koh J issued two rulings that (1) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/117196813\/Apple-Denied-Motion-for-Permanent-Injunction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denied<\/a> Apple\u2019s request for an injunction on the sale of Samsung\u2019s infringing devices and (2) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patentlyo.com\/apple_samsung_new_trial_denied.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denied<\/a> Samsung\u2019s request for a new trial on the basis of jury misconduct.\u00a0 Koh J is expected to issue additional rulings on the post-trial hearing in early 2013.<\/p>\n<p>2012 also saw the continuation of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2013\/01\/live-and-let-die-gene-patenting-plot-thickens-as-the-patenttrade-secret-line-is-blurred-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debate<\/a> over the patent eligibility of isolated genes in America.\u00a0 In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/09\/u-s-court-of-appeals-stands-tall-on-the-subject-of-gene-patents-in-the-wake-of-the-mayo-v-prometheus-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMP v Myriad Genetics<\/a> the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that isolated genes are eligible for patent protection even in light of the USSC\u2019s ruling in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/04\/patenting-health-you-cannot-own-the-laws-of-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayo v Prometheus<\/a>.\u00a0 In November, the USSC granted AMP\u2019s request for appeal but has indicated that it will confine its discussion on the question of the patent-eligibility of human genes. The USSC is expected to rule on this matter in the summer of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Across the pond, the European Council reached an agreement that has been described as the final step of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/08\/agreement-of-a-sort-reached-on-the-unified-patent-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">establishing a Unitary EU Patent and a Unified European Patent Court<\/a> and the High Court of Justice of England &amp; Wales saw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/10\/stay-wars-apple-strikes-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its own version of the Apple v Samsung infringement saga<\/a> that ultimately ruled in favour of Samsung.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trade-marks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2012 saw many important legal developments in the field of trade-marks.<\/p>\n<p>In an important decision for foreign entities with registered but unused marks in Canada, the arbitrator in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/02\/twenga-trademark-troubles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twenga decision<\/a> found that \u201conce a trade-mark is registered, its owner has rights in the mark from the date of the [trade-mark] application\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>2012 also saw CIPO beginning to accept applications for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/04\/the-acceptance-of-sound-trade-marks-what%E2%80%99s-next-for-cipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sound trade-marks<\/a>. This crucial CIPO decision paves the way for the modernization of the Canadian trade-mark regime while facilitating the adoption of international standards and trade opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>2012 was a year of landmark decisions for the fashion and entertainment industry as well. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/09\/mon-dieu-chanel-accused-of-counterfeiting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chanel was condemned for counterfeiting<\/a>, and Christian Louboutin had his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/09\/trademarks-louboutin%E2%80%99s-sole-rights-affirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">red soles trade-mark rights affirmed<\/a>, while YSL managed to keep his own entirely red shoe in the market. Also related to the fashion industry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/08\/no-fruit-for-you-eu-trademark-board-finds-fruit-of-the-loom%E2%80%99s-use-of-the-mark-%E2%80%9Cfruit%E2%80%9D-to-be-invalid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the EU Court of Justice struck down Fruit of the Loom\u2019s<\/a> attempt to use the mark \u201cfruit\u201d: the mark \u201cfruit\u201d is not merely a variation of the mark \u201cfruit of the loom,\u201d but a distinctive mark on its own. Global brands will find this decision relevant in their fights against similarly sounding competitors.<\/p>\n<p>In the tobacco industry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/07\/imperial-tobacco-v-philip-morris-product-packaging-alone-creates-consumer-confusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">packaging alone was found to create confusion<\/a>, while in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/10\/in-the-world-of-chocolate-cadbury-owns-part-of-the-rainbow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world of chocolate<\/a>, a single colour was found to make a difference. Meanwhile, in Florida, a business name was invalidated as a trade-mark <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/06\/business-names-are-trademarks-made-unregistrable-by-morality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for moral reasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, 2012 was an important year for internet too. In June, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/07\/icann-reveals-new-gtld-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICANN revealed the applications for new generic Top-Level Domain names (gTLD)<\/a> and in October, the organization held its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/10\/the-sun-sets-on-icann-45-reviewing-the-gtld-implementation-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third annual meeting in Toronto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In many ways, 2012 was the year of copyright in Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada\u2019s (SCC) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/the-supreme-court-copyright-fivefecta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">copyright \u201cpentalogy,\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/copyright-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill C-11<\/a>, the Copyright Modernization Act were the main protagonists Debates in related areas of privacy law were also present.<\/p>\n<p>Bill C-11 was a constant source of discussion, and had been a long-time coming for the Copyright Act, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/04\/bill-c-11-through-the-lens-of-social-norms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some viewed to be out of touch<\/a> with challenges posed by the digital age. In May, we saw the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/05\/one-step-closer-bill-c-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reporting stage of C-11<\/a> in Parliament. In June, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/06\/happy-birthday-bill-c-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C-11 was passed<\/a>, bringing legislative changes to distribution rights, the doctrine of fair dealing, statutory damages, performer\u2019s rights, and many other aspects of digital file sharing. Canada was not the only country dealing with modernizing copyright reform in 2012, as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/04\/copyright-reform-the-irish-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK grappled with similar considerations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In July, one of the Canadian legal news events of the year occurred, with the SCC releasing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/07\/scc-renders-judgements-in-copyright-pentalogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five concurrent and groundbreaking copyright judgments<\/a>, dubbed as the copyright \u201cpentalogy.\u201d IP Osgoode delivered extensive analysis of each of the five judgments and their influence on Canadian copyright law, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/07\/the-pentalogy-the-supreme-court-clarifies-canadas-copyright-law-in-five-major-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this link<\/a> summarizing and linking to each article. The five cases, predating the implementation of the Copyright Modernization Act, attempted to clarify the definitions of \u201ccommunicate the work to the public by telecommunication,\u201d \u201csound recording,\u201d and fair dealing for the purposes of \u201cprivate study\u201d and \u201cresearch.\u201d These cases sought to provide clarity regarding digital streaming and further evolved the concept of fair dealing.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally, 2012 saw privacy law thrust to the forefront, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/02\/on-suspending-sopa-and-piping-pipa-down-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the stalling of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA<\/a>), the American anti-digital piracy bills, the suspension of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/10\/the-%E2%80%9Cword%E2%80%9D-is-not-enough-new-cybercrime-prevention-act-leaves-philippine-plagiarists-criminally-vulnerable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highly punitive Cybercrime Prevention Act in the Philippines<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/07\/r-i-p-acta-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the defeat of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)<\/a>, a similar European bill. In Canada, our privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) was criticized as being <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/12\/defriend-privacy-concerns-are-back-in-the-newsfeed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">out of touch with the Facebook age<\/a>. Canadian privacy commissioner Vic Toews was also a frequent target of media criticism, as a social media campaign brought Toews\u2019 personal life to the forefront as a form of protest against his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/05\/lawtechcamp-reminds-lawful-access-to-consider-the-charter-the-disclosure-of-subscriber-information-and-privacy-implications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">perceived lack of appreciation for the privacy of Canadian citizens<\/a>, which culminated with Bill C-30, a proposed online surveillance bill. Later in the year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/06\/a-view-to-a-kill-montreal-body-parts-murder-brings-array-of-secondary-legal-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toews used the Luka Magnotta affair<\/a> as support for increasing Internet surveillance in order to modernize the Criminal Code of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the digital privacy issues that arose in 2012, many developments occurred with respect to computer software internationally. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/05\/from-russia-with-love-theft-conviction-of-former-goldman-sachs-programmer-overturned-at-appeal-due-to-nature-of-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code theft laws were applied differently<\/a> in Canada and the States, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/05\/it%E2%80%99s-official-functionality-is-uncopyrightable-says-the-european-court-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">functionality was deemed uncopyrightable<\/a> in Europe, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/05\/oracle-fails-to-predict-copyright-case-outcome-against-google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oracle and Google continued their legal battle<\/a> over operating systems, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/11\/pornography-privacy-and-professional-computers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">workplace computer privacy<\/a> was clarified in Ontario, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/06\/more-than-a-bit-of-win-for-australian-isp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internet service providers (ISPs) were held not liable for copyright infringement<\/a> in an Australian case concerning BitTorrent file sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Later developments included European <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/09\/eu-adopts-public-use-policy-for-orphan-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adoption of public-use policy for orphan works<\/a>, debates about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/10\/icann-see-some-problems-new-domains-and-freedom-of-xxxpression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">freedom of expression and domain names<\/a>, public hearings about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/11\/webcasting-iv-update-on-copyright-board-of-canada-proceedings-on-highly-anticipated-webcaster-royalty-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposed Re:Sound webcaster royalty rates<\/a>, and music icons facing copyright infringement suits (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/05\/sampling-questions-still-unsettled-after-jay-zkanye-west-sampling-settlement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/08\/potential-sabotage-is-that-what%E2%80%99cha-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 10 most read IPilogue articles of 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"The Pentalogy: The Supreme Court Clarifies Canada\u2019s Copyright Law in Five Major Decision\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/07\/the-pentalogy-the-supreme-court-clarifies-canadas-copyright-law-in-five-major-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Pentalogy: The Supreme Court Clarifies Canada\u2019s Copyright Law in Five Major Decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Happy(?) Birthday, Bill C-11!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/06\/happy-birthday-bill-c-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy(?) Birthday, Bill C-11!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Aga Khan Federal Court of Appeal Decision Fails to Address Burden of Proof\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/02\/aga-khan-federal-court-of-appeal-decision-fails-to-address-burden-of-proof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aga Khan Federal Court of Appeal Decision Fails to Address Burden of Proof<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Disclosure Front and Centre as Pfizer Prepares to Defend Viagra in Supreme Court of Canada\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/04\/disclosure-front-and-centre-as-pfizer-prepares-to-defend-viagra-in-supreme-court-of-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disclosure Front and Centre as Pfizer Prepares to Defend Viagra in Supreme Court of Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Bill C-11: Through the Lens of Social Norms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/04\/bill-c-11-through-the-lens-of-social-norms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill C-11: Through the Lens of Social Norms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"IP Osgoode Speaker Series: The Honourable Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein \u2013 Reflections on the Supreme Court of Canada 2012 Copyright Decisions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/11\/ip-osgoode-speaker-series-the-honourable-mr-justice-marshall-rothstein-%e2%80%93-reflections-on-the-supreme-court-of-canada-2012-copyright-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IP Osgoode Speaker Series: The Honourable Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein \u2013 Reflections on the Supreme Court of Canada 2012 Copyright Decisions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Short, Sweet and Stirring the Pot: Canada\u2019s Copyright Board Holds Category 4 Copies are Fair Dealing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/10\/short-sweet-and-stirring-the-pot-canada%e2%80%99s-copyright-board-holds-category-4-copies-are-fair-dealing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Short, Sweet and Stirring the Pot: Canada\u2019s Copyright Board Holds Category 4 Copies are Fair Dealing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"IP Osgoode Speaker Series: Robert Levine and Dr. Brett Danaher\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/03\/ip-osgoode-speaker-series-robert-levine-and-dr-brett-danaher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IP Osgoode Speaker Series: Robert Levine and Dr. Brett Danaher<\/a><\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Patents for the Public Good\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/02\/patents-for-the-public-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patents for the Public Good<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0 <a title=\"Should Canada Strengthen IP Protection for Pharmaceutical Products?  The European Union Thinks So\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/2012\/04\/should-canada-strengthen-ip-protection-for-pharmaceutical-products-the-european-union-thinks-so\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Should Canada Strengthen IP Protection for Pharmaceutical Products? The European Union Thinks So\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>With files from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/author\/bsze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beatrice Sze<\/a> on patent law, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/author\/gandriotis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgios Andriotis<\/a> on trade-mark law, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/author\/rheighton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Heighton<\/a>\u00a0on copyright.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giuseppina D\u2019Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the Founder and Director of the IP Intensive Program, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. 2012 was an action-packed year in the world of intellectual property law. 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