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

We need your help to plan the Annual TIP Group IP Conference. If you are interested in building your resume, demonstrating your interest in IP law, taking a leadership role, contacting law firms for speakers and funding, getting involved with TIP, have creative ideas, etc., then join the Conference Planning Committee! The conference typically takes place in March but some of the work needs to get done before the end of this year. Please email Rachel at rachel.weiner@utoronto.ca expressing your interest and attend the first meeting of the committee on Monday September 27th at 12:30pm in MCR.

The 2010 TIP welcome meeting will be held Tuesday, September 21 in FLC.

You will get the opportunity to meet this year’s Exec, learn more about intellectual
property, hear what the TIP group is about, and find out how you can get involved with the exciting events planned for this year.

If you can’t make it to the meeting, you can sign up for our mailing list to receive emails about upcoming events that you can help out with and/or attend. Please see below for a few things you can already get involved with.

HELP WANTED:

EXEC:

We are also looking for someone to fill an Exec position. If you are
interested in applying, please email a short statement of interest and
credentials to tip@tipgroup.ca or come out on September 21st
to learn more about the position. Briefly, the position involves
organizing events, promoting functions and networking with IP lawyers.

POSTERS:

If you are interested in helping us create posters to promote TIP
events throughout the year, please email tip@tipgroup.ca.

BLOG – http://www.innovationlawblog.org
We are looking for people with an interest in IP law and a commitment to produce high quality work to contribute to the TIP/Centre for Innovation Law and Policy Blog. If interested, please submit a brief statement of interest, of approximately 150 words, to Matthew Derricott by email at mattderricott@gmail.com.

Want to hear from your fellow students what its like to work in intellectual property?  Then join the TIP group in FLA at 12:30pm on Wednesday, February 3.  Our panel will consist of students who have had IP work experience at a boutique, a full-service firm, as a research assistant or as part of an internship, as well as in other cities.

When: Wed, Feb 3 at 12:30pm
Where: FLA

Lunch will be provided.  Accordingly, please RSVP to sie.tjew@utoronto.ca so that we have an idea of how much food to order.