On May 22nd, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("UKSC") decided the case Verstergaard, and in doing so created an important precedent concerning the relevance of subjective aspects of personal liability when misusing trade secrets and confidential information.
On May 23rd, 2013, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) released a report entitled “ The Case for Reforming the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act” (the “Report”). The Report proposes a number of changes to the Act by identifying four main “pressure points”.
IP Osgoode is proud to announce that Professor Victor Nabhan has been selected as a Genest Global Faculty member for the 2013-2014 academic year at Osgoode Hall Law School. IP Osgoode and Osgoode’s Office of the Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Studies, and Institutional Relations have teamed up to make his particular appointment happen.
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) denied leave to appeal in the case Eli Lilly Canada Inc v Novopharm Ltd, passing on an opportunity to clarify the controversial “promise of the patent” utility requirement for Canadian pharmaceutical patents.