Jason Hayward

IP Intensive: A Semester at Industry Canada – Policy-Making in Canada’s Legal Epicentre

I’m able to catch a small slice of the chaos unfolding below while peering out through the line of windows spanning the 10th floor of the C.D. Howe Building. What began as nothing more than rumblings of a rumour has turned into a full-fledged security lockdown, with the entire city of Ottawa in a frantic […]

Considering the Combating Counterfeit Products Act: Who Should Ease the Burden of an Overburdened System?

  Bill C-8 (the Combating Counterfeit Products Act, previously known as Bill C-56) passed third reading in the House of Commons on October 2, 2014, and is now before the Senate for further review. The Bill proposes a number of legislative changes to the Canadian IP regime. One of its main objectives is to create […]