by Jessica Hennings | Jul 14, 2020 | Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Featured, Research, Technology Innovation, Trade & Development, Writing
Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19, a global collaborative project on the pandemic. Our contribution to the work examines the role of intellectual property rights, trade law, and domestic research in Canada’s preparedness for this pandemic. We identify issues that hindered Canada’s response and suggest reforms to...
by Jeremy Baarbe | Aug 30, 2017 | Research, Speaking, Technology Innovation, Technology Innovation Featured
The central objective of this study, prepared for Industry Canada, is to explain what “open” innovation is and how policymakers might respond to it. More specifically, this study aims to: Clarify the meaning of terms describing new forms of innovation, with examples.Describe the relationship between open innovation and intellectual...
by Jeremy de Beer | Jun 30, 2011 | Intellectual Property, Research
This program of research investigated the connections among issues of intellectual property and federalism, including jurisdiction and legislative authority. provincial flags, by anji barton, on Flickr. Canada’s Constitution empowers the federal government to make laws regarding copyrights, patents and, to some extent, trade-marks and other intellectual property rights. Those federal...