I came to law school with a pretty definitive idea that I want to explore a career within Intellectual Property, but I was not quite sure what career might be ideal for me. While I was fortunate enough to get some exposure into what a career in IP looks at a private firm; I had […]
"Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made." Or so Otto Von Bismarck is (incorrectly) said to have said. That may well be true for the general public, but for law students, understanding how laws are made can add a lot to what we know about how they are applied. For […]
As part of IP Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program, students are asked to reflect, then write on their placement experience. All I could think was how perfect my placement at the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers (SOCAN) was, as a musician and SOCAN member, and law student fascinated by infringement.
I must confess, I never thought having a background in children’s theatre performance would ever factor into my law school education. Although it was a lifetime ago that I was holding court before gymnasiums full of children; animating children’s books from the curriculum through songs, puppetry, and interactive storytelling, that experience proved a perfect platform […]
As part of Osgoode's Intellectual Property (IP) Intensive Program, I was placed at Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED) for 10 weeks. As the department of the Government of Canada charged with a mandate to foster a growing, competitive knowledge-based Canadian economy, ISED attempts to increase Canada’s share of global trade and enhance innovation […]
My semester interning at the Globe & Mail as part of Osgoode's IP Intensive program was enriching and memorable. It allowed me to gain valuable practical experience that built upon the academic perspectives of law school. It was an experience I could have easily missed out on had I not applied to this program and […]
The Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program (IP Intensive) is a unique program offered at Osgoode Hall Law School that gives students practical, experiential education in a workplace setting for an entire term in lieu of being in the classroom.
Flanked! Two Ed Sheeran songs now face copyright infringement actions. One alleges Sheeran’s “Photograph” copied a song called “Amazing” written for X Factor winner Matt Cardle. Richard Busch—also counsel for the Marvin Gaye estate in the “Blurred Lines” case—filed in June on behalf of “Amazing”’s copyright owner, HaloSongs, Inc. Another, filed in August on behalf […]
IP Osgoode is delighted to kick off the new academic year by honouring the recent induction of IP Osgoode’s very own Prof. David Vaver into the order of Canada “for his leadership in intellectual property law as a scholar and mentor”. To read more about Prof. Vaver’s induction and achievements, click here.
We invite all 1L and 2L Osgoode students to join IP Osgoode at Osgoode’s Clinical Education and Intensive Programs General Information Session and Fair today from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm.