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CPD and Annual IPIC Update CPD session with members of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys followed by IPIC annual update. Click for details. May 21-25, 2016
138th INTA Annual Meeting
In Orlando, Florida. Click for details. May 25, 2016
The Copyright Board of Canada: Which Way Ahead?
A full day symposium hosted by ALAI Canada in Ottawa, Canada. Click for details.June 10-11, 2016
Women in IP International Forum
In Stockholm, Sweden. This year’s title is “Diversity. Are you aware of its full potential?”. Click for details.
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| July 1, 2016 Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2016 The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode invite submissions from law students, graduate students, and professionals. Click for details.
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“The Festival de Cannes is a celebration of cinematographic art. We exist to showcase the new writing, new genres and new visual innovations of our time. Every year in May, Cannes gives a sort of snapshot – both ephemeral and lasting, when one adds up the years – of what constitutes the art of cinema.” – Thierry Frémauxonto.
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| The IPIGRAM (12 May 2016)
Feature Posts
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The Deal of the Century: An Interview with Ed Fast, Former Canadian Trade Minister
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the largest trade agreement ever, made between 12 nations comprising 40% of the world’s economy. In an article written by Barack Obama, who championed the agreement, he claims the TPP will “write the rules of the road for trade in the 21st century”. On February 4, 2016, after seven years of negotiations, the document was finally signed.
To get an in depth perspective on the deal, which has stirred much controversy in the legal community and beyond, I reached out to Edward D. “Ed” Fast, Member of Parliament, former Trade Minister, and Canada’s representative throughout much of the TPP negotiations.
Read MoreJohn C.H. Wu is an IPilogue editor and a JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business
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2016 CMW Global Forum Breakfast Focuses on the Power of Music to Heal Communities Affected by War and Conflict May 9, 2016 by Brendan Monahan and Sebastian Beck-WattHow can we use music to heal and inspire communities in the aftermath of war, conflict, and division? That was the topic of this year’s Global Forum Networking Breakfast, an interactive panel session sponsored by Music Canada and one of the marquee events of Canadian Music Week 2016, held on May 6th at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto.
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Brendan Monahan is the IPilogue’s Multmedia Editor and a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Sebastian Beck-Watt is the IPilogue’s Content Editor and a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.
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| | | Reminder: Canada’s IP Writing Challenge – July 1st Deadline
April 25, 2016 by IP Osgoode The deadline to submit an entry for the 8th annual Canada’s IP Writing Challenge is fast approaching! The winner from each category will receive a prize of $1000 (CAD), publication on the IP Osgoode website, and consideration for publication in the Canadian Intellectual Property Review and/or the Intellectual Property Journal. The deadline to submit is 5pm EDT, Friday July 1, 2016. Submissions can be sent to iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca
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RECENT POSTS Compliance with EU Data Protection Regulation
May 4, 2016 by Laura Liguori and Federica De SantisThe re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. Introduction By means of an innovative and modern directive (Directive 95/46/EC – the “Data Protection Directive”), in 1995, the European Community adopted its first data protection legislation aimed at providing common legal principles (to be implemented by European Union (“EU”) Member States by means of national legislation) to protect personal data and to align the bases of Member States’ provisions in respect to privacy and data protection.
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Privacy Commissioner Targets IoT Health Devices in Sweep
May 3, 2016 by Justin Shoemaker The re-posting of this article is part of a cross-posting agreement with CyberLex. What rumours is your fitness tracker spreading about you? In its latest Internet of Things themed sweep, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada reviews what personal information is being collected about Canadians by “smart” health and fitness devices.
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