Hello All,

With the year coming to an end, TIP is looking for the next generation
of TIP’ers to carry the torch into next year. The TIP executive is
made up of several executives whose jobs are divided amongst:

-  Communications
-  Osler Speaker Series
-  TIP Group Annual Conference
-  Firm Tours
-  Career Panels
-  Anything else the Exec feels like doing!

Are you good with posters? An ace in networking? A social butterfly
with a knack for hosting events? Whatever your skill, TIP has a place
for you.

If you are interested, please apply by email to tip@tipgroup.ca with
your name, current year of study, and a short paragraph explaining why
you want to be a TIP Group Exec next year. Applications are open to
all current 1Ls and 2Ls, and will be accepted until March 30, 2011.

Regards,

The TIP Group

An exciting event will be hosted this week. The Technology and
Intellectual Property club and the Venture Law Society are very
pleased to welcome Dr. Ivan Waissbluth from Mars Innovation.

Dr. Waissbluth will speak about moving a biotech company from research
to
commercialization, patents and licensing term sheets, and seed
financing.

The event will be held on Thursday March 15, 2012. FLC
12:30 pm – 2:00pm

Lunch will be served (we expect it won’t be pizza)

Please RVSP at: utventurelaw@gmail.com

We are pleased to announce the 2012 Technology and Intellectual Property (TIP) Group annual conference!  The conference will run February 13th to 16th from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM each day in FLB.  Lunch, as always, will be provided.

 This year’s conference focuses on recent developments in patent law, including pharmaceutical patents and non-practicing entities.  We have invited a variety of speakers to discuss these topics – patent litigators, industry representatives, professors who specialize in intellectual property, and even a Federal Court justice. 

Whether you’ve wanted to litigate patents since you could walk, you just want to get an idea of what patents are all about, or you want to find out whether you can patent your course summaries, you should definitely join us!

Conference Schedule:

Monday, February 13th – Introduction to Patents, featuring Professor David Vaver, Professor Paul Grootendorst, and David Ng

Tuesday, February 14th – Non-Practicing Entities, featuring the President and General Counsel for i4i, Michel Vulpe and Richard Owens, and Bhupinder Randhawa

Wednesday, February 15th – Pharmaceutical Patents, featuring Don Cameron, Andrew Shaughnessy, and Yoon Kang

Thursday, February 16th – A View from the Bench, featuring Justice Roger Hughes

Are you interested in intellectual property?  If you want to find out more about what intellectual property is, or what intellectual property lawyers do, you should come out to the Technology and Intellectual Property (TIP) Group’s Welcome Lunch.  We will explain the events that we run during the year, including the Osler Speaker Series, our yearly TIP Conference, and firm tours.  We will also let you know about various opportunities for you to get involved in the club.

If you have any comments or questions or would like to receive more information, please e-mail rachel.weiner@utoronto.ca.

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Time: 12:30 – 2:00 PM

Place: FLB

The 2011 Technology and Intellectual Property Group Conference Starts Tomorrow!!!

Each lunch hour from Tomorrow to Thursday, a stellar line-up of speakers will debate and discuss copyright modernization in Canada.

Dates/Times:
Monday – Wednesday: 12:30 – 2:00 pm in FLC
Thursday: 12:30 – 2:00 pm in BLH

Lunch will be provided on each day!

On Monday, Margaret Wilkinson of the University of Western Ontario and Roanie Levy of Access Copyright will discuss Copyright in the Educational and Academic Setting

Tuesday’s session is entitled Putting the Issue on Table: The Work of Practitioners and Industry Associations in Bill C-32, and will be presented by Brian Isaac and Daniel Faya of Smart & Biggar

Wednesday will be all about Technological Protection Measures and Digital Rights Management, and will feature Catherin Lovrics of Bereskin & Parr and Barry Sookman of McCarthy Tetrault

Finally, Thursday’s session will feature a special lecture from Dr. Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.

We hope to see you all there!

The 2011 Technology and Intellectual Property Group Conference is just two weeks away!!!

Each lunch hour from February 28th to March 3rd (the week right after reading week), a stellar line-up of speakers will debate and discuss copyright modernization in Canada:

On Monday, Margaret Wilkinson of the University of Western Ontario and Roanie Levy of Access Copyright will discuss Copyright in the Educational and Academic Setting

Tuesday’s session is entitled Putting the Issue on Table: The Work of Practitioners and Industry Associations in Bill C-32, and will be presented by Brian Isaac of Smart & Biggar and Paul Spurgeon of SOCAN

Wednesday will be all about Technological Protection Measures and Digital Rights Management, and will feature Catherin Lovrics of Bereskin & Parr and Barry Sookman of McCarthy Tetrault

Finally, Thursday’s session will feature a special lecture from Dr. Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.

Mark your calendars! More information will be coming soon!! LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED AT EACH SESSION!!!

This Thursday, join Alex Kenjeev (University of Toronto, JD/MBA) for lunch and a discussion of how you can use your legal background to build innovative companies!

The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy & The Technology and Intellectual Property Group present:

Alex Kenjeev: How My JD Made Me an Entrepreneur
Thursday, February 17, 2011
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
FLB

As usual, LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!!

The next Osler Speaker Series lecture is on Thursday!

Michael Fekete will be speaking on the new Bill C-28, aka the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Bill

Thursday, January 27th, 2011
12:30 – 2:00 pm
FLB

Come out for a fascinating talk and an excellent lunch courtesy of Osler.

The second Osler Speaker Series of the year is next Thursday!

Jonathan Cutler  will be speaking on “Patents 101” and on Life as a Patent Lawyer

Thursday, November 25^th, 2010

12:30 – 1:30

Falconer Solarium

Come out for a fascinating talk and an excellent lunch courtesy of Osler.

This year’s Osler Speaker Series is kicking off this Thursday!

Dov Begun will be speaking on “Cybertax 101 – Canadian Taxation of Electronic Commerce”
Thursday, October 28th
12:30 – 1:30
FLB

Come out for a fascinating talk and an excellent lunch courtesy of Osler.

Please RSVP to tip@tipgroup.ca