Courtney Doagoo is a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. In November 2010, UK Prime Minister David Cameron commissioned Ian Hargreaves, Professor and Chair of Digital Economy at Cardiff University to carry out an independent Report regarding the current state of intellectual property law in the UK and to specifically assess […]
Tracy Ayodele is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji's Patents course, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Concerns surrounding expert testimony before the Courts, primarily the independence of experts, the length of […]
Ben Farrow is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 12, 2011, the European Parliament extended the copyright term for performers from 50 to 70 years and implemented three important reforms to the copyright system by adopting an amendment to its existing copyright reform legislation, Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection […]
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the America Invents Act, initiating the most significant development in American patent law since 1952. The reforms are intended to aid inventors in bringing their inventions to market with the aim of improving business and employment opportunities. […]
Jennifer O’Dell is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall and Denise Brunsdon is a social media writer and researcher. Borders will not be the last book chain to close its doors because of insufficient revenue in an e-reader world. But while there is symbolism and nostalgia in the loss, there are also curious digital and […]
Ken Anderson is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji's Patents course, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. In August 2010, amendments to the Federal Courts Rules respecting expert witnesses came into effect. […]
Alysia Lau is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. I spent this past summer interning with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Preparing to take part in the new Osgoode IP Law & Technology Intensive Program this coming fall gave me an opportunity to reflect on the intersection between IP issues […]
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The UK Government has expressed its agreement with the findings of an independent IP law report released in May 2011. The report, titled “Digital Opportunity: an Independent Review of IP and Growth”, was produced by a team led by Cardiff University Professor Ian Hargreaves.
Andrew Baker is an LLB/BCL candidate at McGill University Faculty of Law. The United Kingdom is proceeding with implementation of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) after the legislation recently passed through the judicial review process begun last year.