IP Intensive Program: A Semester at TVO

I recently completed an IP Intensive Placement with TVOntario (TVO) and the experience could not have been any better.

IP Intensive Program: Learning Around The Globe

As a part of the IP Osgoode Intensive Program I had the unique opportunity to work with in-house counsel for Canada’s most authoritative national newspaper. As much as I cherish a grueling law school semester, I have to admit that my experience at The Globe and Mail was significantly more enjoyable.

IP Intensive Program: “Intellectual Property Policy is All IC” Reflecting on a Semester at Industry Canada

My time at Industry Canada as an IP Intensive student intern last fall was spent working within the Strategic Policy Sector (SPS), and more specifically a sub-group within the SPS called the Copyright and Trade-mark Policy Directorate (CTPD). The CTPD, along with the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), is responsible for […]

Everything Old is New Again: Reframing the Cultural Explanation for Intellectual Property Infringement in China

Daniel Whalen won Canada's IP Writing Challenge last year for his article, "Everything Old is New Again: Reframing the Cultural Explanation for Intellectual Property Infringement in China." In anticipation for the next edition of Canada's IP Writing Challenge, we would like to share the introduction to Daniel's award-winning submission. Please enjoy and watch out next week […]

IP Intensive Progam: Apotex - The Best Way to Begin Your Third Year at Osgoode

I couldn’t think of a better way to begin third year of law school than by participating in the Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. Rather than spending my semester in a series of classrooms, I spent 10 weeks learning about the practice of law in an in-house setting. For anyone with an avid […]

Going the Way of the Doha? The TPP and Contested Intellectual Property and International Trade Linkages

It has been nearly twenty years since the Uruguay Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) trade talks that created the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. In the intervening decades, multilateral trade negotiations have stalled and international agreements relating to intellectual property (IP) law have trended towards bi- and plurilateral levels. And, […]

IP Intensive Progam: The Canadian Broadcasting Experience - Ten Weeks at the CBC

When I applied to participate in the Osgoode Intellectual Property and Technology Intensive Program, I was looking for a practical learning experience that would combine my legal interests with my background in the arts. Not surprisingly, I was thrilled when I heard that I had been placed at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The opportunity to […]

IP Intensive Progam: Taking Culture, Copyright, and Creators Seriously - A Semester at the Ministry of Canadian Heritage

Legislative reform does not happen overnight, especially when it comes to a polarized domain of law like copyright.  Legal policy analysts are integral to this process of reform, and this past semester, as a student in Osgoode’s Intellectual Property & Technology Law Intensive Program, I was fortunate enough to spend 10 weeks with one of […]

2013 IP Year in Review: To Go Where No One Has Gone Before

Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the Founder and Director of the IP Intensive Program, the Founder and Director of the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. 2013 ushered in renewed changes to the intellectual property law terrain in Canada and around the world. […]

IP Intensive Program: Experiential Learning at Actavis

My 10 week internship at Actavis’ Canadian arm (formerly known as Cobalt), through Osgoode’s IP Intensive Program coincided with a very exciting time for the company. The company recently expanded through a number of acquisitions to make it the third-largest generic pharmaceutical company globally, with commercial operations in more than 60 countries worldwide.