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Congratulations to Ian Stedman on receiving the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP!
No full textIP Osgoode is pleased to announce the award of the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP to Ian Stedman, PhD
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Congratulations to Ian Stedman on receiving the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP!
No full textIP Osgoode is pleased to announce the award of the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP to Ian Stedman, PhD
IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada announce the winner of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge
No full textIP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are thrilled to announce the winners of the tenth annual edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge: In the Law Student category, Alyssa Gaffen, won for her entry, “Refining The Saccharin Doctrine: A Call for Clarity and Predictability in Canada’s Extraterritorial Patent Law”. In the Graduate Student category there were no entries. In the Professional category, the judges did not select a winner for this year’s Challenge.
The winner will be receiving a prize of $1,000 and, in addition to having her winning article showcased here on the IPilogue, the article will be considered for publication in the Canadian Intellectual Property Review (CIPR) or the Intellectual Property Journal (IPJ). We would like to thank our esteemed intellectual property experts who served as judges for the Challenge:
The Honourable Roger T. Hughes QC Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji Daniel R. Bereskin, QC
We look forward to next year’s IP Writing Challenge and continuing to help ignite a more vibrant public policy discussion on all facets of intellectual property law and technology
IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic to Support Inventors and Entrepreneurs at 2017 Accessibility Innovation Showcase
No full textTORONTO, September 18, 2017 – IP Osgoode, the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, and Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP are pleased to announce their participation in the 2017 Accessibility Innovation Showcase’s Ask the Expert Program September 25 to 26 at The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West (at Bay Street). Members of the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic will provide pro bono one-to-one intellectual property (IP) support to the creators of emerging accessibility and assistive device technologies.
An official event of the Invictus Games 2017, the 2017 Accessibility Innovation Showcase is organized by the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science and Ministry of Economic Development and Growth and will highlight promising accessibility technologies and assistive devices to investors, local and international dignitaries, government representatives, and the general public.
IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP staff, including IP Osgoode Founding Director Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, IP Osgoode Assistant Director Michelle Li, and Innovation Clinic supervising lawyer, Maya Medeiros, Partner, Lawyer, Patent Agent, Trade-mark Agent at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, along with members of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada’s IP Group, will supervise the Clinic’s student Fellows as they provide IP information to the Showcase’s exhibitors who are working to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
Founded in 2010 by D’Agostino, the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic was the first Canadian IP law clinic of its kind and provides experiential learning experiences for Osgoode Hall Law School students in the areas of IP and technology law. In collaboration with Norton Rose Fulbright LLP and the International Law Research Program at the Centre for International Governance Innovation – an independent, non-partisan international governance think tank based in Waterloo, Ontario – IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic Fellows provide pro bono one-to-one IP law information and support to inventors, entrepreneurs, and start-up companies in Toronto, York Region, Waterloo Region, and beyond.
“The IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic is designed to help under-resourced and up-and-coming inventors and entrepreneurs navigate the world of IP law, identify freedom to operate concerns, and develop commercialization strategies as they bring their inventions to the public,” says D’Agostino. “The Clinic staff and our Fellows are excited to participate in the Accessibility Innovation Showcase and support these impressive companies that are helping to improve the quality of life for many.”
Now in its third year, the Accessibility Innovation Showcase provides an opportunity for Ontario-based companies and entrepreneurs to demonstrate innovations and advances in accessibility technologies, and increase awareness for this emerging sector. This high-profile event brings together top innovators, investors, government representatives and the general public. For 2017, the showcase will take place alongside the Invictus Games being held in Toronto and has been granted official Games event status, further increasing its visibility. The showcase will include 48 interactive exhibits highlighting innovative assistive technologies and devices. In addition, there will be an accessibility-themed speaker series, along with entertainers and performers.
“We’re very pleased to have representatives from the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic, based at Osgoode Hall Law School, participate in our Ask the Expert sessions as part of the Accessibility Innovation Showcase”, says Dr. Morris (Mickey) Milner, Chair, Accessibility Innovation Showcase Advisory Committee. “Our exhibitors will clearly benefit from this opportunity to access legal expertise around some of the complex issues their companies face, whether they’re starting up or scaling up.”
The training and support provided by Norton Rose Fulbright LLP helps train Ontario’s next generation of IP practitioners and entrepreneurs. “We are excited to participate in the Accessibility Innovation Showcase and provide strategic IP information to Ontario-based innovators developing technology to improve people’s lives,” says Medeiros. “In the Information Age, navigating IP issues is increasingly important and complex. We enjoy working with the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic to help the students develop key expertise in the areas of IP and technology law. These students are the lawyers of the future and already they are giving back to their local technology community.”
The IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic is funded by support from the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University’s Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation and Innovation York.
About the IP Osgoode Innovation ClinicFounded and directed by Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino in 2010, the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic is a needs-based, innovation-to-market legal clinic operated in collaboration with Innovation York and Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. The Innovation Clinic is staffed by student volunteers from Osgoode Hall Law School who are supervised by lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Under the guidance and mentorship of the supervising lawyers, Innovation Clinic Fellows provide one-to-one legal information services to inventors, entrepreneurs, and start-up companies to assist with the innovation and commercialization processes. Through this hands-on practical experience, Innovation Clinic Fellows learn about common early-stage IP and business law issues facing actors in the innovation ecosystem. To date, the IP Osgoode Innovation Clinic has trained over 80 Osgoode law students and served over 100 companies in the areas of IP and technology law.
About York UniversityYork University is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. York U’s fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario’s Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
Media Contacts: Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 416-736-5820, [email protected]
Sandra McLean, York University Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097, [email protected]
2021 Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot
No full textWe are thrilled to announce that Osgoode Hall Law School placed 2nd in the Grand Final of this year’s Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot! The Final was streamed live on the Oxford Law Faculty YouTube channel on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 7:30 am EST. In addition to their second place finish, our competitors were also awarded the Kirkland & Ellis Runner Up prize for Oral Proceedings
Osgoode Conference Looks at Students’ Role in IP Invention and Commercialization
No full textOsgoode Conference Looks at Students’ Role in IP Invention and Commercialization
TORONTO, March 20, 2013 – IP Osgoode, the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will host a day-long conference on “Sparking Innovation with Students” on Friday, March 22 to examine the role that students play in commercializing intellectual property (IP).
Osgoode Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, Founder & Director of IP Osgoode, will chair the conference, which will kick off with an address by Sylvain Laporte, Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and CEO of CIPO. Laporte’s speech entitled “From Innovation to Commercialization” will explore global and domestic trends in intellectual property and the role of IP in supporting innovation across the innovation cycle – from basic research and discovery in universities through to commercialization. Laporte will also present current initiatives to support IP and innovation.
Bill Mantel, Assistant Deputy Minister, Research, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Division, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment, will deliver the luncheon keynote address.
A number of student researchers will discuss their own experiences in commercializing their research. Their remarks will be followed by panel discussions with academics and practitioners in industry, who will offer important insights on the commercialization process.
This conference is co-sponsored by IP Osgoode and CIPO, and is part of research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Please click here for program details including a list of speakers.
WHAT: Sparking Innovation with Students: Examining the Student Role from Invention to Commercialization Conference
WHEN: Friday, March 22, 2013, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Keele Campus, Ignat Kaneff Building, Moot Court (Room 1005) (building 32 on map)
York University is helping to shape the global thinkers and thinking that will define tomorrow. York U’s unwavering commitment to excellence reflects a rich diversity of perspectives and a strong sense of social responsibility that sets us apart. A York U degree empowers graduates to thrive in the world and achieve their life goals through a rigorous academic foundation balanced by real-world experiential education. As a globally recognized research centre, York U is fully engaged in the critical discussions that lead to innovative solutions to the most pressing local and global social challenges. York U’s 11 faculties and 28 research centres are thinking bigger, broader and more globally, partnering with 288 leading universities worldwide. York U\u27s community is strong − 55,000 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and more than 250,000 alumni.
Media Contact: Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 416-736-5820, [email protected]
Intellectual Property: Fuel for the Fire or Shelf Life of a Banana? — IP Osgoode And Osgoode Hall Law School Host Intellectual Property Symposium In Honour Of Osgoode Prof. David Vaver
No full textTORONTO, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 – For nearly 40 years, Professor David Vaver has been a guiding force in the Canadian intellectual property (IP) landscape. On Monday, Nov. 20, IP Osgoode and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University will host a special symposium in honour of Vaver – Intellectual Property: Fuel for the Fire or Shelf Life of a Banana?
Vaver’s scholarly outputs have been cited with approval in rulings by the Supreme Court of Canada and other court and tribunal opinions. His teaching, at universities on three continents, has influenced generations of students who have gone on to practise, research and teach IP law. On May 10, 2017, the Governor of General of Canada inducted Vaver as a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of “his leadership in intellectual property law as a scholar and mentor”.
The symposium will include a distinguished set of participants drawn from Vaver’s network of former students, colleagues and research collaborators. It will take place from 9am to 4:15pm in Room 1014, Osgoode Hall Law School, Ignat Kaneff Building, Keele campus.
The event will highlight four main themes of Vaver’s extensive scholarship: overlap and redundancy in the IP system, legislation and reform, users’ rights, and the importance of history. IP Osgoode founder and director Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, who will chair the day’s events, describes her former law professor and now colleague as “a visionary and his work has had an astonishing influence on the Canadian legal world and, ultimately, on that of the Canadian public on so many levels.”
Following the symposium, the conversation will continue on IP Osgoode’s blog (www.iposgoode.ca), the IPilogue, which will feature blogs and commentary about each panel session. The event will be audio-recorded and a podcast of each panel session, the keynote speech and Vaver’s closing remarks will be made available for those who could not attend. A video of highlights from the day’s events and special messages from some of the participants will be posted on IP Osgoode’s website. In addition, a special edition of the Intellectual Property Journal will be convened with articles and commentaries contributed by the guest speakers and participants.
The Honourable Marshall Rothstein, CC,QC (Supreme Court of Canada, 2006 to 2015) will provide a luncheon keynote and will be introduced by The Honourable Roger T. Hughes, QC (Federal Court of Canada, 2001 to 2016).
The first session, “Too Much of the Same: Overlap & Redundancy on the IP System,” will feature Hughes, Graeme Dinwoodie, Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, University of Oxford, and Jeremy de Beer, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. D’Agostino will chair the session.
“Towards a Coherent Moral Centre: Legislation & Reform,” will be chaired by IP Osgoode faculty member Professor Carys J. Craig, Associate Dean, Research & Institutional Relations, and Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, and feature Bita Amani, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University, and Graham J. Reynolds, Assistant Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia.
The newest IP Osgoode faculty member, Saptarishi Bandopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, will chair the session on “User Rights,” an area where Vaver has made a formative contribution. The panel includes Shamnad Basheer, Visiting Professor of Law, National Law School, Bangalore, and Honorary Research Chair Professor of IP Law, Nirma University, Daniel R. Bereskin, QC, Founding Partner, Bereskin & Parr LLP, and Wendy J. Gordon, William Fairfield Warren, Distinguished Professor, School of Law, Boston University.
Professor Ikechi Mbeoji, IP Osgoode faculty member and Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, will chair the day’s final event on “The Importance of History.” The panel features Tina Piper, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, and Casey Chisick, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP. A cocktail reception will close the day’s events.
Support for the event is provided by IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School and McCarthy Tétrault.
To attend the symposium, RSVP at http://iposgoode.ca/rsvp (event code: Vaver). For the agenda and participant biographies, click here.
About IP Osgoode
Conceptualized & founded in 2008 by Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, IP Osgoode, the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Technology Program at Osgoode Hall Law School, is an independent and authoritative voice which explores legal governance issues at the intersection of intellectual property and technology. IP Osgoode cultivates interdisciplinary, comparative and transnational research, collaboration, policy-thinking and practice on the basis of a tight connection between teaching, research and clinical action. IP Osgoode has put Osgoode and York University on the map in the global IP debate. We aim to influence the IP debate in Canada and internationally by educating our students and collaborating with the IP community in Canada and worldwide. Together, we have built an innovative program that is cutting-edge and completely unique to Osgoode.
About Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University has a proud history of 128 years of leadership and innovation in legal education and legal scholarship. A total of about 900 students are enrolled in Osgoode’s three-year Juris Doctor (JD) Program as well as joint and combined programs. The school’s Graduate Program in Law is also the largest in the country and one of the most highly regarded in North America. In addition, Osgoode Professional Development, which operates out of Osgoode’s facility in downtown Toronto, offers both degree and non-degree programming for Canadian and international lawyers, non-law professionals, firms and organizations. Osgoode has an internationally renowned faculty of 60 full-time professors, and more than 100 adjunct professors. Our respected community of more than 18,000 alumni are leaders in the legal profession and in many other fields in Canada and across the globe.
About York University
York University is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. York U’s fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario’s Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
Media Contacts:
Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 416-736-5820, [email protected]
Sandra McLean, York University Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22097, [email protected]
IP Osgoode Conference Focuses on a Collective Vision for the Future of AI Data Governance in Canada
No full textTORONTO, March 13, 2019 – Last year, IP Osgoode, along with its collaborators, kicked off its Bracing for Impact: The AI Challenge conference series with a full-day conference on the legal and ethical issues related to Artificial Intelligence. Building on its success, IP Osgoode will now host a second conference focused on AI and big data at the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, on Thursday March 21. This second conference will explore Canada’s data policy and governance strategies, with a focus on intellectual property and ownership implications, as well as Smart Cities and an examination of big data in the healthcare industry.
Featured speakers include Dave Green (Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft), Catherine Lacavera (Vice President of Litigation, Employment, and Regulatory Investigation, Google) and Professor Kang Lee (Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in developmental neuroscience at the University of Toronto) who will deliver a keynote lecture entitled “Affective Artificial Intelligence & Law: Opportunities, Applications, and Challenges.” The conference also features prominent legal scholars, AI experts, government policymakers and industry leaders from Canada and around the world.
“With the huge success of last year’s conference, we are looking to keep the momentum going,” said Professor Pina D’Agostino, Founder & Director of IP Osgoode. “We will explore recent developments in several key areas, including both data policy and governance. During the conference, world leaders with diverse areas of expertise will revisit current legal policies and brainstorm new ideas that can help shape the next decade of AI innovation in Canada. This conference will bridge the gap between different disciplines and fields and drive the conversation forward about how governments should prepare for and react to the impacts that AI will have on Canadian society.”
D’Agostino noted that the Bracing for Impact: The AI Challenge conference series is aligned with the federal and provincial governments’ commitment to fund a Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy for research and talent that will cement the country’s position as a world leader in AI. The strategy, originally announced in 2017, will serve to attract and retain top academic talent in Canada, increase the number of post-graduate trainees and researchers studying artificial intelligence, and promote collaboration between Canada’s main centres of expertise in Montreal, Toronto-Waterloo and Edmonton.
The conference is supported by Microsoft Canada, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Naschitz Brandes Amir, York University’s Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
To register and for more information about Bracing for Impact: The AI Challenge – Part II: Data, Policy & Innovation, please visit the conference website.
About IP Osgoode
Conceptualized & founded in 2008 by Professor Pina D’Agostino, IP Osgoode, the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Technology Program at Osgoode Hall Law School, is an independent and authoritative voice which explores legal governance issues at the intersection of intellectual property and technology. IP Osgoode cultivates interdisciplinary, comparative and transnational research, collaboration, policy-thinking and practice on the basis of a tight connection between teaching, research and clinical action. IP Osgoode has put Osgoode and York University on the map in the global IP debate. We aim to influence the IP debate in Canada and internationally by educating our students and collaborating with the IP community in Canada and worldwide. Together, we have built an innovative program that is cutting-edge and completely unique to Osgoode.
About Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University has a proud history of 130 years of leadership and innovation in legal education and legal scholarship. A total of about 900 students are enrolled in Osgoode’s three-year Juris Doctor (JD) Program as well as joint and combined programs. The school’s Graduate Program in Law is also the largest in the country and one of the most highly regarded in North America. In addition, Osgoode Professional Development, which operates out of Osgoode’s facility in downtown Toronto, offers both degree and non-degree programming for Canadian and international lawyers, non-law professionals, firms and organizations. Osgoode has an internationally renowned faculty of 60 full-time professors, and more than 100 adjunct professors. Our respected community of more than 18,000 alumni are leaders in the legal profession and in many other fields in Canada and across the globe.
About York University
York University champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.
York U’s fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario’s Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
Media Contacts:
Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 416-736-5820, [email protected]
Gloria Suhasini, York University Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22094, [email protected]
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Symposium at Osgoode Hall Law School
No full textTORONTO, February 7, 2019 – IP Osgoode, the intellectual property (IP) and technology law program at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will co-host the ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Effective Strategies for IP Commercialization and Success’ symposium on Monday, February 11 at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. This unique women entrepreneurship symposium will feature IP experts and accomplished entrepreneurs who will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn more about IP law, best practices for starting a business, and how an IP strategy can contribute to business success. The day will be capped by an afternoon of mentorship breakout sessions and networking opportunities with women entrepreneurs, experts and mentors.
Co-chaired by Osgoode Professor Pina D’Agostino, founder and director of IP Osgoode and the Innovation Clinic, and Darlene Carreau, Director-General, Business Services Branch, CIPO, the symposium will bring together an impressive group of successful women entrepreneurs, business leaders, and IP practitioners who will reflect on their own experiences and mentor the attendees on how to recognize, protect and commercialize their IP.
The symposium features a keynote presentation from Jessica Rawlley, the co-founder of MaaS Pros and TIEIT Inc. Rawlley has been recognized for her outstanding entrepreneurship and contributions to the country’s innovation ecosystem. She is the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year and TIEIT also received the Innovation of the Year award at the same event.
The morning panel, entitled “IP & Commercialization – Protecting and Leveraging Your Most Valuable Assets: You and Your Ideas,” will focus on the importance of having an IP strategy and best practices for leveraging some of the main areas of IP. The panel will also focus on key issues to identify and act on as well as the realities of starting a business. Chaired by D’Agostino, the panel features Darlene Carreau from CIPO, along with Karima Bawa, former Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Research in Motion (Blackberry) and Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Jacqueline (Jackie) Cooper, Chief Revenue Office, Muse.
Following a networking luncheon, attendees will break into smaller groups and circulate through four IP-themed mentorship sessions. These sessions offer an interactive networking opportunity for the participants to ask questions, connect with leading experts and entrepreneurs, and receive mentorship directed at their professional and business goals. The four mentorship session themes are structured around pivotal aspects of the commercialization cycle: 1) IP identification and protection, 2) IP commercialization and strategies, 3) IP and financing, and 4) growing and scaling.
Carreau will be joined by Reshika Dhir, Associate, Bereskin & Parr LLP, and Rita Gao, Lawyer and Patent Agent, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, to discuss how entrepreneurs should recognize the value in their ideas and inventions and protect them via various forms of IP law.
During the IP commercialization and strategies sessions, Karima Bawa will be joined by Allison Hayman, Partner, Cassels Brock, to discuss how IP can be effectively leveraged and commercialized in many ways.
The IP and financing mentorship sessions will give attendees insight into the importance of having and leveraging IP to secure external funding. Michelle Lochan, Regional Innovation Officer, Innovation Canada (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) and Teresa Moore, CPA, CA, Baker Tilly Vaughan LLP, will draw from their experiences in areas such as entrepreneurship and manufacturing to guide attendees forward.
Recognizing the important role that scale-ups play in Canada’s economy, Jackie Cooper and Vanessa Grant, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, will speak to the unique challenges that entrepreneurs and start-ups face as they move towards the scale-up level.
The ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Effective Strategies for IP Commercialization and Success’ symposium continues the efforts of IP Osgoode and CIPO to encourage and empower entrepreneurs across Canada. IP Osgoode and CIPO staff will be on hand to connect with attendees looking to access services and tools such as IP Osgoode’s Innovation Clinic and the CIPO’s new IP Hub.
Founded in 2010, the Innovation Clinic is the largest pro bono IP legal clinic and the first of its kind in Canada. In collaboration with Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and Bereskin & Parr LLP, the Innovation Clinic provides experiential learning experiences for Osgoode students in the areas of IP and technology law while at the same time providing pro bono one-to-one IP law information and support to inventors, entrepreneurs, and start-up companies in Toronto, York Region, Waterloo Region, and beyond.
CIPO’s IP Awareness and Education Program, serves as a one-stop shop that helps connect Canadians with the IP tools, resources and experts they need at every stage of their IP commercialization journey.
The symposium is free of charge and open to all members of the York University community and anyone interested in learning more about IP law and the role of IP in commercial success.
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About IP Osgoode
Conceptualized & founded in 2008 by Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, IP Osgoode, the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Technology Program at Osgoode Hall Law School, is an independent and authoritative voice which explores legal governance issues at the intersection of intellectual property and technology. IP Osgoode cultivates interdisciplinary, comparative and transnational research, collaboration, policy-thinking and practice on the basis of a tight connection between teaching, research and clinical action. IP Osgoode has put Osgoode and York University on the map in the global IP debate. We aim to influence the IP debate in Canada and internationally by educating our students and collaborating with the IP community in Canada and worldwide. Together, we have built an innovative program that is cutting-edge and completely unique to Osgoode.
About York University
York University is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. York U’s fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario’s Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
About CIPO
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is a Special Operating Agency (SOA) of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). CIPO is responsible for the administration and processing of the greater part of intellectual property (IP) in Canada. CIPO’s areas of activity include trademarks, patents, copyright, industrial designs and integrated circuit topographies. CIPO’s mandate is to deliver high quality and timely IP services to customers, and to increase awareness, knowledge and effective use of IP by Canadians.
Media Contacts:
Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 416-736-5820, [email protected]
Gloria Suhasini, York University Media Relations, 416-736-2100 ext. 22094, [email protected]
IP Osgoode Researchers – Professor Pina D’Agostino, Aviv Gaon and Ian Stedman – Join York University’s Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force
No full textIP Osgoode’s founder and director, Professor Pina D’Agostino, along with Aviv Gaon and Ian Stedman, both of whom are PhD Candidates at Osgoode Hall Law School, are members of York University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Society Task Force. D’Agostino, Gaon and Stedman are leading scholars in AI and the law.
The task force, sponsored by the Vice-President Academic and Provost, and the Vice-President Research and Innovation, will develop ideas and examine options for building and featuring York’s research strengths in the area of Artificial Intelligence.
This taskforce, co-chaired by D’Agostino and Lassonde School of Engineering and Faculty of Health Professor James Elder, will leverage collegial expertise, solicit advice and generate recommendations towards how York University can advance research and take advantage of research, scholarship and academic opportunities in this area.
As an independent and authoritative voice, which explores legal governance issues at the intersection of intellectual property and technology, the IP Osgoode team is looking forward to working closely with the task force to help develop AI scholarship, research and academic programs.
Following up on the huge success of IP Osgoode’s Bracing for Impact: The Artificial Intelligence Challenge event, members of IP Osgoode will be organizing another conference focused on AI and data governance in March 2019. For more information, visit iposgoode.ca for announcements of upcoming AI related events, blogs and initiatives
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