What is in a Title?
The notion of originality in copyright seems to reinforce an outdated assumption of author as a singular creator. Today, there are a plethora of cases
March 26, 2008
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Category: IP
Protecting Trade-mark Distinctiveness: The Risk of Dilution as Illustrated by the Genericism of Geographical Indicators
The proposition that consumers are confused by the use of geographical indicators (GIs) by producers other than those from the specified geographic region is arguably
March 23, 2008
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Protection of famous marks in Canada
In late 2007, Virgin Enterprises successfully opposed the registration of “VIRGIN CANDLES” in Israel. The applicant sought to register the TM in association with candles.
March 18, 2008
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Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the Face of a Potential Pandemic
Issues surrounding medicine patents truly test the moral groundings of patent law. Specifically, when companies develop and patent drugs that treat life threatening diseases, the
March 17, 2008
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Copyright Law in Iraq: All Bark, No Bite
On January 28th, 2008, the Iraqi Ministry of Culture and the IZDIHAR Project co-hosted Iraq’s first Iraqi Copyright Awareness Conference. While it was awarded minimal
March 11, 2008
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Appreciating Depreciation (or how I learned to love s. 22 of the Trademarks Act)
Editor’s Note: On Monday, March 10, 2008, Prof. Lametti delivered the lecture archived here. Thanks for those of you who joined us! If you are
March 10, 2008
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