Facebook: A New Dimension to Cybersquatting
Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. Facebook Inc.’s New Policy
June 15, 2009
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Category: IP
The HADOPI law held unconstitutional by the French Constitutional Court
Giovanni Maria Riccio is Professor of Private Comparative Law at the University of Salerno. Professor Riccio is an IP Osgoode Research Affiliate. The French Constitutional
June 15, 2009
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Academic Perspectives on Issues Raised in the Bilski Case
On June 1st the Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition to hear the case of Bilski v. Doll. At the Court of Appeals for the
June 15, 2009
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Treaty to Improve Access to Copyrighted Materials for Visually Impaired
A treaty to improve access to copyrighted materials for the visually impaired was recently introduced at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by Brazil, Ecuador, and Paraguay.
June 12, 2009
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Should Formalized Training in Science or Engineering be a Prerequisite to the Practice of Patent Law?
In a recent blog post by Prof. Shamnad Basheer at Spicy IP, he discussed the issue of whether or not patent lawyers should be required
June 11, 2009
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A Fine Balance: Protecting and Giving-Away Content
In general, intellectual property (IP) rights encourage innovation by providing creators with an economic incentive to develop and share ideas through a form of a
June 9, 2009
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