IP Osgoode founded this , presented yearly during Osgoode convocation to mark Prof. David Vaver’s  for his leadership in intellectual property as “a scholar and mentor”.��

The medal, befitting of Prof. Vaver’s influence on intellectual property law, is an original piece of artwork created by Toronto-based artist, . IP Osgoode awards the medal yearly to an Osgoode student in the graduating class who merits special recognition for outstanding achievements in the area of intellectual property law. Importantly, the student’s achievements extend beyond academic excellence, and can include significant contributions to research in intellectual property and related areas or exceptional commitment and enthusiasm through their participation in intellectual property-related extra-curricular activities.��

Bonnie has been a valued member of various intellectual property programs throughout her time at Osgoode. She joined the IP Innovation Clinic as a Fellow in her 2L year as a student in Prof. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program Seminar course. In this role, she presented a seminar with the City of Barrie Sandbox Centre along with her peers on “”. She was also a regular contributor to the IPilogue where, after taking on additional responsibilities to help IP Osgoode’s Assistant Directors to manage the blog, Bonnie was promoted to the role of Senior Editor for her 2L summer. She spent her 3L Fall term in the IP Intensive program, taught by Prof. Vaver, proving to be an asset to her placement at AstraZeneca and receiving glowing feedback from her supervisor. Outside of her course involvement, she also worked with Prof. D’Agostino on research around privacy rights in contract tracing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. She also dedicated her personal time to appearing at multiple club and course fairs to tell prospective students about her experiences with IP Osgoode and the IP Innovation Clinic.��

There is no one more deserving of this medal epitomizing the true values of the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in Intellectual Property Law. Congratulations to Bonnie and wishing her every success in her career in IP!��

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IP Osgoode is pleased to announce the award of the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP to Ryan Wong.

IP Osgoode founded this , presented yearly during Osgoode convocation to mark Prof. David Vaver’s  for his leadership in intellectual property as “a scholar and mentor”.

The medal, befitting of Prof. Vaver’s influence on intellectual property law, is an original piece of artwork created by Toronto-based artist, . IP Osgoode awards the medal yearly to an Osgoode student in the graduating class who merits special recognition for outstanding achievements in the area of intellectual property law. Importantly, the student’s achievements extend beyond academic excellence, and can include significant contributions to research in intellectual property and related areas or exceptional commitment and enthusiasm through their participation in intellectual property-related extra-curricular activities.

Over the past 3 years, Ryan Wong has been a star student. He has been actively involved in all of IP Osgoode’s programs. He served as an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow before being hired as a Clinic Co-ordinator. He has also worked as a Research Assistant to Prof D’Agostino for the past 2 years and dedicated many hours to building the IP Innovation ChatBot with our team from Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. In this past year’s IP Intensive course, he received glowing feedback both for his final paper and for his work with ISED Canada’s Performance and Partnerships division, who hired him back to work part time for ISED as a Junior Policy Analyst while completing his 3L year.

Ryan has also regularly submitted articles to the IPilogue as a Guest Writer. His articles included “”, “”, “” (for the IP Intensive Course), “”, and “”. For this last piece, Ryan was awarded the Gowling WLG Prize for Best Blog for the Winter 2020 term. And while he has completed law school, Ryan continues to help improve the ChatBot and work as Senior Editor for the Intellectual Property Journal.

There is no one more deserving of this medal epitomizing the true values of the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in Intellectual Property Law. Congratulations to Ryan and wishing him every success in his career in IP!

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IP Osgoode founded this , presented yearly during Osgoode convocation to mark Prof. David Vaver’s for his leadership in intellectual property as “a scholar and mentor”.

The medal, befitting of Prof. Vaver’s influence on intellectual property law, is an original piece of artwork created by Toronto-based artist, . IP Osgoode awards the medal yearly to an Osgoode student in the graduating class who merits special recognition for outstanding achievements in the area of intellectual property law. Importantly, the student’s achievements extend beyond academic excellence, and can include significant contributions to research in intellectual property and related areas or exceptional commitment and enthusiasm through their participation in intellectual property-related extra-curricular activities.

We could not have selected a more deserving candidate to receive the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP than Ian Stedman. During his time at Osgoode, Ian distinguished himself beyond his stellar doctoral work and demonstrated tireless enthusiasm and dedication to enhancing the spirit of IP at Osgoode, volunteering countless hours in organizing “” conference for the past three years. Ian also serves as a member of 91��ɫ’s ��and as a member of SickKids Hospital’s Artificial Intelligence in Medicine for Kids (AIM4Kids) Task Force. As of July 1, 2020, Ian has accepted a full-time tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Canadian Public Law & Governance in the School of Public Policy within the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at 91��ɫ.

Congratulations to Ian and wishing him every success in his career in IP!

Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder & Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the Innovation Clinic, the Editor-in-Chief for the IPilogue and the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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IP Osgoode founded this , presented during Osgoode convocation on June 22, to mark Prof. David Vaver’s for his leadership in intellectual property as “a scholar and mentor”.

The medal, befitting of Prof. Vaver’s influence on intellectual property law, is an original piece of artwork created by Toronto-based artist, . IP Osgoode will award the medal yearly to an Osgoode student in the graduating class who merits special recognition for outstanding achievements in the area of intellectual property law. The student’s achievements extend beyond academic excellence, and can include significant contributions to research in intellectual property and related areas or exceptional commitment and enthusiasm through their participation in intellectual property-related extra-curricular activities.

We could not have selected a more deserving student to receive the first David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP than Will Foster.�� During his three years at Osgoode, Will has not only excelled academically but has demonstrated tireless enthusiasm and dedication to enhancing the spirit of IP at Osgoode. ��He has volunteered countless hours at IP Osgoode as a Clinic Fellow with the and with our many other initiatives. As a student in Osgoode’s flagship , Will was formidable in his placement at SOCAN. Will’s excellent research work with myself and Professor Vaver is also noteworthy and deserving of commendation. Will is also a recipient of the Barry D. Torno Memorial Prize for his research paper in IP on advanced patent litigation. Will is set to work at Gowling WLG after he is called to the Bar this year.

Congratulations to Will and wishing him every success in his future career in IP!

Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder & Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the Innovation Clinic, the Editor-in-Chief for the IPilogue and the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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