The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has adopted the recommendations of its Task Force on Conflicts of Interest. Background on the Task Force and their report can be found on the CBA website. CBA President Bernard…
David Canton’s editorial in The London Free Press outlines cases in the U.S. and Europe that have come to very different conclusions. The controversy centers around who is responsible for policing a trademark. The U.S….
There are up to 350,00 Lesbians that are not gay. Some of them are not seeking same-sex rights, but the protection of the word “lesbian” as a unique identifier of the inhabitants of Lesbos. “My…
Copyright reform may not seem like the sexiest of issues, but it has caught the attention of Canadians and launched itself to the front of the political agenda. The membership of Fair Copyright for Canada…
The largest copyright infringement payment in Korea was recently passed down. A Korean music company, Fantom Entertainment Group, has been ordered by Judge Gu Hoe-geun the Seoul Central District Court to pay 300 Million Korean…
Don D. Buchwald of Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP, counsel for the call-girl involved in the Gov. Spitzer scandal, is standing up for his client’s rights. He’s not defending against allegations of prostitution or the…
It might be a corporate marketer’s dream. Millions are already spent on clothing and apparel to increase recognition of a company’s logo or brand. But some people willingly placing logos on their skin, through tattoos…
Ethics at Ryerson Speaker Series November 15, 2007, Noon – 1pm: “Advertising, Branding, Intellectual Property Issues Across the Professions” Product Placement in Popular Culture – Entertainment of Persuasion? Dr. Melanie Dempsey, Ted Rogers School…
Ethics at Ryerson Speaker Series November 15, 2007, Noon – 1pm: “Advertising, Branding, Intellectual Property Issues Across the Professionsl” The Ethics of Intellectual Property: Copy Rights? Marcus Bornfreund, Creative Commons Canada Susan Crean, Creators’ Rights…
Biomimicry, or engineering based on naturally occurring principles, is one of the newest emerging technologies in patent law. The Biomimicry Guild states, Life has been performing design experiments on Earth’s R&D lab for 3.8 billion…
Massacussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has a free open course available on Introduction to Copyright Law. Although the course content has an American focus, there are considerable implications between intellectual property and NAFTA. The course…
Tom Goldstein, Partner at Akin Gump and contributor at SCOTUS Blog, posted this homemade YouTube video about his personal iPhone. Carolyn Elefant of Legal Blog Watch comments, Goldstein subtly conveys that (1) he has direct…
