IP Law

A partnership between OCAD University in Toronto and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law will create a new online course in intellectual property (IP) literacy for creative entrepreneurs.

The Law and Technology Lab (LTEC Lab) at Windsor Law has partnered with the European IP Institutes Network Innovation Society (EIPIN-Innovation Society) to launch a new speaker series.

The virtual events will feature international experts on intellectual property law of varying experience — from graduate students to early-stage and experienced scholars — from around the world.

According to a recent University Affairs article, as research ramps up due to COVID-19, some researchers say we need to do better to keep the knowledge and develop the downstream products here in Canada.

EPICentre’s EPIC Legal Triage has wrapped up another successful semester of connecting University of Windsor Law students with our EPIC Startups.

Last spring, the Ontario government struck an expert panel on intellectual property to help figure out ways to get businesses to better capitalize on their innovations and inventions. That panel delivered its recommendations this month. One of the findings was that there's not enough understanding of this entrepreneurial opportunity.

A four-day, intensive training course developed by Professor Wissam Aoun will offer certification in patent practice, the first of its kind in Canada.

The Certificate in Patent Practice, funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) as part of its Intellectual Property (IP) Legal Clinics Program, is being developed for — and offered free of charge to — Canadian law students.

Windsor Law professor Myra Tawfik (left) along with LTEC Lab scholar-in-residence Karima Bawa wrote an opinion piece for the Globe and Mail regarding the arms race of innovation and intellectual property being critical to Canadian efforts.