In this issue: + The Kids are All Right: LEGO versus MEGABLOKS at the Supreme Court of Canada, by David Lametti + “Canadians Ruled by US Patent Law: Impact of NTP v. RIM on the Extraterritoriality of US Patent Law” by Nevena Lalic + “Coming to Terms with Copyright”, by David Lametti, in M. Geist’s […] Read more
Faculty of Law, McGill University Coming Events Intellectual Property at the Edge: New Approaches to IP in a Transsystemic World, March 17-18 2006 The Faculty of Law at McGill University is calling for submissions of proposals to present a paper at the 2006 Meredith Memorial Lectures. The goal of this conference is to examine cutting […] Read more
IPMG’s third international workshop was held in Montreal in September 2005. The meeting explored how ideas are translated into policy and focused on the creative uses of IP systems to harness public benefit from biotechnological innovation. Meeting participants included senior individuals responsible for policy development from Canada, the United States and Latin America. Biotechnology in […] Read more
In this issue: + “File-sharing & Music in Canada: Threats, Lies and Digital Tape” by David Lametti + Release of a new WHO report on Genetics, genomics and the patenting of DNA (May 2005) + Release of the background paper to WHO report prepared by CIPP researchers + Release of IPMG’s workshop report: “Health Biotechnology […] Read more
Dear Member, The next CIPP Member’s Assembly will take place on February 1st from 11:00am to 1:00pm at: McGill Faculty of Law New Chancellor Day Hall 3644 Peel Street, room 201 Montreal, QC, Canada We hope many of you can attend. Elisa Henry, Executive Director. Read more
Our team wishes you a Happy New Year! This edition of the newsletter recounts events that made a difference in 2004 and highlights future events for the upcoming year. We are looking forward to a new year of thought-provoking discussions and collaboration that will further significant areas of interest in the field of intellectual property. […] Read more