The Rise and Fall [and Rise Again?] of BlackBerry
It was 1999 when Research In Motion (RIM) first imprinted itself in the world of electronic communication. When the company reached its peak it was
February 17, 2013
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Category: Patents
Pride and Property: IP Law, Traditional Knowledge, and Cultural Heritage
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single culture in possession of good traditional knowledge must be in want of intellectual property rights.”
January 24, 2013
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The Teva Experience: A Semester in Osgoode’s IP Intensive Program
As part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law Intensive Program, I had the opportunity to spend ten weeks at Teva Canada working with in-house counsel. Teva Canada is one
January 22, 2013
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Does Sony’s New Patent Signal the End of Second-hand Games?
The Tokyo branch of Sony Corp. (creators of the Playstation 3 gaming system) filed a U.S. patent application in December 2012 for technology which would effectively
January 22, 2013
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2012 IP Year in Review: Hollywood Couldn’t Make an Action Movie this Good
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the Founder and Director of the IP Intensive Program, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode
January 16, 2013
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Live and Let Die: Gene Patenting Plot Thickens as the Patent/Trade Secret Line is Blurred
The long battle in the American courts over Myriad Genetics’ patents of BRCA1 and BRCA2, the primary diagnostic genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
January 10, 2013
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