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IPilogue is IP Osgoode’s online journal of IP Law and Technology. It publishes analysis and commentary on current pressing intellectual property, technology, privacy and related legal issues. The IPilogue is known for its unbiased, evidence-based discussion and informative presentation of current intellectual property law news and issues. IPilogue features consistent contributions from students, scholars, and experts from within the Osgoode community. We also welcome interdisciplinary contributions from professionals and scholars in various disciplines outside of law.

Innovation or Bust: Legal Avenues not enough to save Record Labels

Nov 13, 20071 min read

Warner Music Group’s recent announcement about wider losses in the third quarter, due to an increasing trend of consumers switching to digital downloads, highlights the…

Thailand vs. Pharma-Giants: Challenging the Justification for IP

Nov 13, 20072 min read

In an attempt to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand, the Thai government decided to bypass the patents on anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) by issuing compulsory…

French student arrested for posting non-authorized copies of Harry Potter

Nov 13, 20072 min read

When a French teen becomes the target of police and is subjected to their interrogation while spending a night behind bars, one would imagine that…

Novartis challenges Indian IP law

Nov 13, 20072 min read

A Swiss pharmaceutical company, Novartis, sought to have the January 2006 decision to reject its patent application for the cancer drug imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) reversed…

Micropayments - Are they good or bad for IP?

Nov 13, 20071 min read

On August 27, 2007, the International Herald Tribune published an article by Dan Mitchell titled “Micropayments arrive on the Web.” This piece examined the evolution…

Synthetic Life Forms – The New Patent Frontier

Nov 13, 20071 min read

In May of 2007 scientists at J. Craig Venter Institute filed a U.S. patent application on the world's first synthetic living organism (U.S. Patent application…