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IP Intensive: An Entrepreneurial Perspective of Intellectual Property Law - A Semester at ventureLAB
My internship at ventureLAB as part of Osgoode’s IP Intensive program, broadened my perspective on intellectual property law in a way that I did not expect. It was a richly rewarding learning experience that I could not have acquired through academic courses. ventureLAB is a non-for-profit business accelerator, specifically geared to entrepreneurs in the technology and health sectors. Entrepreneurs seeking to grow their business engage with ventureLAB for its business development programs and network of specialized business advisors and mentors.
Justin Philpott is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and was enrolled in Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program. As part of the program requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience.
IP Intensive: Learn Swimming by Simply Jumping into the Pool - A Semester at Janssen Inc.
You can learn all the case law and statute law to your heart’s desire in school, but it is difficult to learn the detailed workings of an industry in a classroom despite the creative planning of any brilliant professor or lecturer. Although throwing a child into the pool is a controversial method of teaching one how to swim, it may be the most effective method in teaching a student about any interested industry. Through Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program, I had the great opportunity of being thrown into the pool of the pharmaceutical industry. I spent ten weeks with the Law Department at Janssen Inc. in Toronto and had a front row seat to the latest developments in the pharmaceutical industry.
Sue (Zhonghui) Fei is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and was enrolled in Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program. As part of the program requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience.
IP Intensive: Stanford CodeX – Sunshine, Start-ups and Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is the nexus of the entrepreneurship in the 21st century. While European tourists may duck into a medieval church to sightsee, a Bay Area tourist may take in any number of technological cathedrals. In the Bay, it is easy to trace the history of technology companies like Google, Tesla, Hewlett Packard and Apple from humble beginnings in garages and university labs to flashy corporate campuses. A significant number of these companies have their roots at Stanford University, and it is a focal point for innovation in the Bay Area. It was my distinct honour to have my placement with Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Intensive Program at CodeX, the Stanford Centre for Legal Informatics. Paul Blizzard is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and was enrolled in Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program. As part of the program requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience.
IP Intensive: A Semester at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
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 no idea what a career elsewhere might entail. Enter an opportunity to try six different career paths in ten weeks.
Gurk Singh is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and was enrolled in Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program. As part of the program requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience
IP Intensive: Inside the Sausage Factory at Canadian Heritage
“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 a self-proclaimed copyright nerd like me, there is no better place to see that process than in the Copyright and International Trade Policy Branch of Canadian Heritage. Jacquilynne Schlesier is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and was enrolled in Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program. As part of the program requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience.
