IP Osgoode would like to congratulate the winners of the Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize for 2021-2022. Four prizes in total are awarded each year to Osgoode students and the winning blog posts are featured in the IPilogue. Recipients also receive a $500 award, are announced at Convocation and receive a permanent notation on their official Osgoode transcript.
ճ (the “Gowling WLG IPilogue Prize”) was pioneered in ’s Intellectual Property class in the Fall 2007 term and has been generously sponsored each year since then by , formerly Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. As a sector-focused law firm, Gowling WLG provides clients with in-depth expertise in key global sectors and a suite of legal services, including a and 300-strong .
All blog entries and comments on the IPilogue submitted by Osgoode students are considered automatically for the prize. In each academic semester, one prize is awarded for the best blog post and one prize for the best comment.
This award is a chance to recognize Osgoode students’ research and writing in a specialized and technical field and further encourage them to develop their strong interest in Intellectual Property Law. Of course, the subject matter of the IPilogue goes beyond strictly IP. Our stories also delve into related areas including: internet law, privacy rights, broadcasting, social media and free speech.
We are pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Gowling WLG IPilogue Prizes:
Fall 2021 Term:
Best Blog: Kwangil (David) Park:
Best Blog Comment: We have a tie.
Samantha Melhado’s comment on “”
Lamont Abramczyk’s comment on “”
Winter 2022 Term:
Best Blog: Claire Wortsman:
Best Blog Comment: We did not award a winner for this category
Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who make the IPilogue possible. We are most grateful to Gowling WLG for its generous support.