December 4-5, 2014
IP Summit 2014
Brussels, Belgium. Click for details.

January 5-6, 2015
IIPLA Annual Congress
Dubai, UAE. Click for details.

February 20-21, 2015
The Harold G. Fox Moot
2014 Canadian Intellectual Property Moot.
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February 23-24, 2015
Global IP Conference
San Francisco, USA.
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March 19-21, 2015
13th Annual Oxford International IP Law Moot
An Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre organized competition.
Click for details.


Congratulations to Ron Dolin!
Ron Dolin was named one of the top 25 legal innovators by The Recorder for leading a movement to use legal technology and design to improve access to justice in under-served communities.


Intellectual Property Journal
Call for Submissions
Submissions are welcomed to be considered for inclusion in the Intellectual Property Journal (IPJ). Click for details


Check out the C.D. Howe Institute’s recent report, “Measuring Innovation in Canada: The Tale Told By Patent Applications.” The report shows for the first time which provinces and sectors across Canada are leading or lagging in innovation. According to the report, patent application rates across the entire country have fallen in the last decade.  


The IPIGRAM (3 December 2014)
 
Feature Posts
IP Osgoode Speaks Series Video: Copyright Exceptions as Users' Rights? An Empirical Critique

December 3, 2014 by IP Osgoode  

IP Osgoode would like to thank everyone who attended Dr. Emily Hudson's lecture, titled “Copyright Exceptions as Users' Rights? An Empirical Critique,” on September 29, 2014 at Osgoode Hall Law School. The video of the lecture is available here. You can also read Joseph Turcotte's reflections of Professor Hudson's presentation here.



November 28, 2014 by Adam Chan

If you're a gamer, you're probably familiar with the Steam game distribution platform, estimated to account for 75 percent of all online game purchases. Online game purchases have surged in recent years, owing greatly to their convenience -- one can buy a game from home and play it nearly immediately. However, as sales have grown, consumer rights groups have increasingly turned their attention to the business practices of online software and game retailers.



Adam Chan is an IPilogue Editor and a graduate of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law.



December 3, 2014 by Mona Zarifian

Converse, a subsidiary of Nike[1], has recently filed 22 separate lawsuits against 31 retailers and shoe designers, claiming trademark infringement for the design of their classic “Converse All Stars” shoes. Defendants include giant retailers Kmart and Wal-Mart and designers such as Sketchers, Fila and H&M.

Mona Zarifian is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is enrolled in Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law Intensive Program. As part of the program requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice.


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December 2, 2014 by Peter Neufeld

American IP scholar Mark Lemley aptly characterized the dynamic relationship between IP and competition law as a swinging pendulum, in which antitrust enforcement of IP has cycled from under-protection to over-protection since the enactment of the Sherman Act in 1890. The United States Supreme Court’s recent affirmation of antitrust scrutiny in patent litigation indicated that the pendulum might once again swing toward bolstering antitrust enforcement. Canada’s Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) continued this momentum by implementing Phase 1 of their Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines’ (IPEGs) update and by issuing a white paper on patent litigation settlements.

Peter Neufeld is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is enrolled in Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law Intensive Program. As part of the program requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice.

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