Steven Zuccarelli is a J.D. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School On 28 October 2010, IP Osgoode hosted Professor Graham Dutfield of the University of Leeds School of Law, who discussed research that demonstrates how the development and commercialization of hormones as pharmaceuticals represents an example of how IP policy, scientific developments, and the business […]
Steven Zuccarelli is a 2012 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. New York Senator Charles Schumer has recently unveiled the latest U.S attempt to protect innovative and novel fashion designs. The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (IDPPPA), an amendment to the U.S Copyright Act, aims to curtail knockoffs of new fashion designs. […]
Steven Zuccarelli is a 2012 J.D Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School In State Farm v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Federal Court was asked to decide whether an individual injured in a car accident had the right to obtain their personal information collected by a private investigator employed by the insurer of the individual […]
Steven Zuccarelli is a 2012 J.D Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School As technology in health care races ahead, individuals will readily imagine innovative, cutting edge medical techniques that may cure them of an ailment, or perhaps extend the length of their years. However, an often-overlooked feature of technologically advanced health care is a unified, […]
Steven Zuccarelli is a 2012 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. [Update: June 11, 2010, 8:41 am – the text below is an updated version of this blog post. Inadvertently an early draft was posted and we have replaced it with a corrected version.] The recently introduced Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32) has been […]
Steven Zuccarelli is a 2012 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. It is often surprising for the newest generation of multimedia consumers to realize that making private copies of copyrighted work has been occurring long before the arrival of digital music players. In fact, few remember or even know of recording radio songs onto […]
Steven Zuccarelli is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Balancing pharmaceutical patent rights with public health needs is a contentious issue that poses enormous challenges to lawmakers. The conflict between innovators of therapeutics and generic manufacturers is fought from divergent perspectives on the battlefield formed by patent laws. At stake is the balance […]