“Open” Innovation Policy Frameworks
How can policymakers respond to new forms of innovation? This study explores IP and marketplace policy options…
CETA Shows Canada’s Need for an IP Strategy
My CETA testimony to the Senate Committee on International Trade highlighted how Canada can learn from the failure to strategize about intellectual property.
The Future of Intellectual Property
We start by laying out some “laws” of the futures, including this one by the legendary Jim Dator…
Evidence-based Intellectual Property Policymaking
One might assume that the global governance of IP rights rests on a solid foundation of evidence. Think again…
Best Practices for Intellectual Property in International Trade Deals
Intellectual property provisions in international agreements should not be negotiated secretly, but transparently…
Innovation Appropriation: A Role for IP in the Informal Sector?
I was in Geneva recently to participate in a special session about innovation, IP, and the informal economy…
Parallel Imports Are Not Counterfeits: Trademark and Copyright Laws Should Distinguish
Parallel imports are not pirated goods nor counterfeit products. Rather, they are genuine articles sold in another country with the authority of the intellectual property rights owner. Parallel imports help to prevent geographic price discrimination. They are one way of encouraging pricing parity across borders, and an essential aspect of free trade.
The Impacts of Canada’s Copyright Modernization: Talking Digital Locks on CBC Television
When Canada’s copyright law was amended, one of the biggest changes was protect for digital locks. Since 2012 it has been illegal in Canada to circumvent technological protection measures. In this CBC television interview, on the Lang and O’Leary Exchange, I explain the adverse business impacts of locking consumers into particular platforms, or out of digital […]
Intellectual Property and Innovation: My Testimony to Parliament
The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology integrated several of my recommendations…
Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation: Models for Future Success in North Africa
How can companies, governments, and not-for-profits, and other organizations benefit from open innovation systems? What lessons can African innovators learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs, or public policy makers, in the developed world? Maybe more importantly, what can Egyptian and other North African entrepreneurs teach the world about leveraging access to knowledge to empower communities of innovators […]
