Are Canada’s Intellectual Property Laws Facilitating Innovation?
Is the 35-year-old Patent Act getting the job done? The 150th anniversary of Canada’s intellectual property (IP) protection passed unnoticed in 2019. Over its history, …
Patents
Transferring University Developed Technologies
How good are Canadian Uni’s? Universities are known for the research undertaken by faculty and students. But how much of the research conducted by universities …
The Practice of “Owning” Plant Patents
Patenting plants and the processes to create them When you think about plant patents, it might surprise you to learn that the first plant patent …
Universities and Intellectual Property
Centres of Innovation or Bottlenecks on Knowledge Sharing? Several reports over the past decade identify Canada as a highly innovative country[1]. However, many reports give …
Oh Deere!
John Deere chasing copyright claims to your tractor Have you ever felt like you never really owned something you bought (perhaps your cat)? Well this …