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Justice Rothstein Finds US Patent Standard Neither Clear Nor Convincing

Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada recently spoke at the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Luncheon held on August 6, 2011, in Toronto. His speech was largely focused on how the Supreme Court of Canada may arrive at different conclusions […]

IP Osgoode In The Spotlight: OCE / IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic Officially Launched And IP Osgoode Advisory Board At The SCC!

Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. We are pleased to share with you the official announcement of the OCE / IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic. This groundbreaking initiative will see IP Osgoode partnered with the Ontario Centres of Excellence’s (OCE) Centre for Commercialization of […]

Whither Survey Evidence? What The Supreme Court Of Canada Said In Masterpiece

Ruth M. Corbin, Ph.D., LL.M., is the Managing Partner at CorbinPartners Inc. and an Adjunct Faculty member at Osgoode Hall Law School.[1] The Supreme Court of Canada, in its recent “Masterpiece” decision,[2] sent a strong message to the legal and social science communities with respect to survey evidence.

A Masterpiece Of Trade-mark Clarity

IP Osgoode: Congratulations are in order!  The Supreme Court of Canada cited three legal texts in this decision, all of which are authored or co-authored by IP Osgoode Advisory Board Members, namely Justice Roger Hughes, Professor David Vaver and Kelly Gill.  Congratulations also to all counsel for their involvement in this important decision. Mr. Kelly […]

Two SCC Justices Retire, Two Openings for the Harper Government to Fill

Pauline Wong is Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that The Right Honourable Justice Ian Binnie and The Right Honourable Justice Louise Charron will be retiring from the Court.  This opens up two vacancies on the bench for Stephen Harper’s majority government to fill by their planned retirements on […]

SCC Active in IP: Leave to Appeal Granted in Major Internet Cases

Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Digital media has been prominent in Canadian minds lately. From the recent copyright consultations to the outcry over the usage based billing decision, digital content and the way we receive it is becoming increasingly important to Canadians. As our society navigates the digital age, […]