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November 2, 2016
Copyright and the Future of Art
A Law.Arts.Culture event featuring Prof. Amy Adler, click here for the event poster.
November 3, 2016
Is Patent Law Evasive or Merely Elusive?
IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring Prof. Sivaramjani Thambisetty, click here for the event poster.
November 21, 2016
The Constant of Change in IP Law
IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring The Honourable Marshall Rothstein QC, 12:30 to 2:00 PM, Room 2027, Osgoode Hall Law School. RSVP use event code “Rothstein2016″. November 23, 2016
Genome Engineering and Its Applications Including Legal and Ethical Issues
Featuring Dr. Ronald E. Pearlman, 12:00 to 2:00 PM, Room 1005, Osgoode Hall Law School. Click here for event poster. November 25, 2016
The Discursive Structure of Patent Law
IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring Prof. Dan L. Burk, click here for the event poster.
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| If you enjoy reading IP Osgoode’s blog, the IPilogue, then please vote for us for Best Legal Blog (Education and Law School Category). Contest ends November 14th 12:00am EST, click here to vote for the IPilogue! November 15, 2016
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Call for Papers
LAWS: Special Issue “Intellectual Property Law in the New Technological Age: Rising to the Challenge of Change?”. Prof. Carys Craig is the guest editor for this special issue. Visit LAWs website for details.
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| The IPIGRAM (31 October 2016)
Feature Posts
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Fintech - Stake a Patent Claim? Similar to other traditional industries, a digital revolution for financial services is underway. Financial technology, or ‘‘FinTech,” is an accelerating technical sector gaining in popularity with both traditional financial institutions and new market entrants. Competitors are forming constructive partnerships to collaborate, efficiently develop, and deploy new FinTech products and services. Patents for core technology provide a mechanism to exclude others from making, using or selling patented technology. A company may also permit use of patented technology by third parties or contribute to a patent pool using various licensing arrangements while still maintaining control of its intellectual property rights. However, recent case law and patent office guidelines make obtaining global patent protection for FinTech an increasingly complex matter.
Maya Medeiros is a lawyer, patent agent, and trade-mark agent at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Canada (Toronto). Maya Medeiros’ practice focuses on the creation and management of intellectual property assets in Canada, the United States and around the world.
Brian Chau is an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, focusing on intellectual property, primarily patent prosecution, strategy, and portfolio management.
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Announcing the Winner of Canada's IP Writing Challenge 2016
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The Partnership on AI: A Modern Manhattan Project? On June 29, Sam Harris delivered a TED Talk in which he posed the question: “can we build artificial intelligence without losing control of it?” He proposed the founding of “something like a Manhattan project on the topic of artificial intelligence” to answer his question. On September 28, leading Silicon Valley AI developers entered into a “Partnership on AI to benefit people and society”. Is this the answer Harris hoped for?
Christopher McGoey is an IPilogue Editor and a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.
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| RECENT POSTS Podcast Now Available for @craigcarys talk on "A Feminist Copyright Agenda: Open Access, Attribution & the Academy"
3D Printing Raises Intellectual Property Legal Issues Not Seen Before in Traditional Printing 3D printing technology has advanced to the level where consumers are able to purchase these printers for their personal use. Just recently, 3D printing was accessible only in limited circumstances. Now, it is possible for consumers to purchase versions of 3D printers which can be used at home to print various articles and objects. In fact, the technology has advanced such that even certain foods can be printed. It is anticipated that many items will be able to be printed directly from 3D printers in the future and the capabilities are endless. However, as the hype continues for this relatively new technology, some intellectual property legal concerns are raised by virtue of its capabilities and potential use that could be made of it. These span across the various IP areas as will be discussed below. Rajeev Sachdev is a Professor, Researcher, California Lawyer, and English Solicitor. He also holds several degrees including a Masters in Law and an MBA.
Big Telecom versus Video Games: Big Implications As reported on Kotaku.com – “British Telecommunications, a multinational mega-conglomerate with origins dating back to the 1800s, is suing Valve, a video game company that can’t count to three”. British Telecommunications (BT) alleges that on-line services offered by Valve infringe on four U.S. patents held by BT. The patents at trial are broadly worded and could implicate many popular video game, social networking, and video streaming services. If British Telecommunications Plc. v. Valve Corporation [BT v Valve] were to succeed, they would be granted legal authority allowing them police many of the services relied upon by the video game industry, as well as many other popular websites. Christopher McGoey is an IPilogue Editor and a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.
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