innovation
The Implications of Commercializing IP: How Patent Rights Get Compromised in Big Tech
Patent protection is a crucial consideration for inventors with new innovations. It ensures that innovation persists in the marketplace, and also guarantees some form of monopoly and profit for inventors who invest in engineering new solutions. However, the recent tension between Google and Sonos forces us to consider: how useful are patents to start-up companies […]
IP Osgoode's Pina D'Agostino to Lead Alectra Utilities's New Advisory Committee for the GRE&T Centre
Alectra Utilities recently announced the members of the inaugural Advisory Committee for new Green Energy & Technology Centre. Leading the six-member Committee is IP Osgoode's founder & director, Prof. Pina D'Agostino, who is currently a Director of Alectra Inc.'s Board of Directors. Click here to read the full press release.
A Call to Action: Moving Forward with the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Canada
The Government of Canada has committed to accelerating the growth of the country鈥檚 world-class AI sector. This emerging technology has the potential to impact nearly every segment of Canada鈥檚 economy, including national security, health care and government services. To prepare for the key challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) will give rise to, we […]
Telecom Network Innovation: XaaS and New Business Models in the 5G Era
The 17th Annual Canadian Telecom Summit (CTS2018)聽must have set the 鈥渋nnovation skeptic's" expectations high by centering on the fifth-generation (5G) network theme and related developments. For example, the 鈥淣etwork Innovation: Transforming networks & applications for nexgen services鈥 panel鈥檚 discussion touched on automation, network virtualization, data monetization, and Internet of Things (IoT) commercialization. However, despite the […]
#WorldIPDay Spotlight on Prof. Giuseppina D'Agostino: Founder & Director, @IPOsgoode and #InnovationClinic
Professor Pina D鈥橝gostino joined the Osgoode Hall Law School faculty in 2006 and brings creativity and passion to her role as Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, Osgoode鈥檚 flagship Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue (www.iposgoode.ca), the first IP law blog of its kind, and Founder […]