Call for Applications: JD Research Assistants
Professors Giuseppina D’Agostino and David Vaver are seeking JD Research Assistants to assist in intellectual property law research.
March 14, 2014
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Category: IP
Garcia v Google Inc.: Copyright Ownership, ISP Liability and the Future of Freedom of Expression
In a stunning decision recently released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Google was ordered to remove the now-infamous film,
March 13, 2014
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Improper Motives: Federal Court Safeguards its Process Against “Copyright Trolls”
The Federal Court granted an order compelling an internet service provider (ISP) to divulge the names and addresses of some 2000 account holders implicated in
March 13, 2014
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“CANDY” Trade-mark Proves Too Bitter for King
Video game developer King made headlines and the IPilogue last month when they applied for a trade-mark for the word CANDY in the United States. The move generated
March 13, 2014
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Transplanting the Canadian UGC Exception to Hong Kong: Part 2
In Part I of this series of blog posts, I discussed a position paper I submitted to the Hong Kong government as part of its public consultation on the treatment of
March 10, 2014
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Would a Keyboard by Any Other Name Feel as Sweet? BlackBerry Sues Ryan Seacrest’s Typo
BlackBerry is suing Ryan Seacrest’s iPhone keyboard case company Typo for patent infringement. The suit – which also alleges trade dress infringement, dilution, unfair business
March 7, 2014
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