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.

The second event in the Osler Speaker Series will take place Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 12:30pm in FLC.

Cloud computing services (e.g., Hotmail, Google Docs, Flickr) accept your data and store it on their computers so that users can access it from anywhere. What legal implications does this have for the services and their users? Simon Hodgett (Oslers) will be speaking about issues related to cloud computing including risk management and contractual practices. Lunch will be served. RSVP: tip@tipgroup.ca

The TIP Group is happy to announce the following firm tours:

Bereskin & Parr
Date: Tuesday, November 10 from 12:30 to about 2pm, lunch will be provided.

Smart & Biggar
Date: Wednesday, November 18 at 5:15pm, food is usually provided.

It is open to ALL students.  A tour of Gowlings is currently in the works, likely for January.  Please RSVP for both events, as space is limited.  And please provide the information requested by the firms:

1.  Educational background – ie. MSc in organic chemistry
2.  Any particular topic of interest?
3.  Any food allergies?

More details to come, such as where to meet, how to dress, etc.

Each of the executives discussed a set of events that they will be running this year. If you have suggestions or questions, you can contact them by email.

Sie Tjew is organizing firm tours. The plan is to visit two IP boutiques and the IP department of one full-service firm. The list is not finalized. It is possible that all three tours may be in a single day. He requests that first-years interested email him with their opinions.

There will be five Osler speakers this year. The dates and topics are not set. We may also host additional speakers outside the Osler series If you have any topic requests, please contact Rebecca Rodal. Some suggestions were telecommunications, copyright reform and internet law. Past topics have included Trademarks 101, net neutrality, and IP litigation.

The TIP Group is launching an IP blog. We are looking for two groups of volunteers. The small first group will be responsible for finding interesting news and blog articles to report on the website. The second group will contribute a few articles of approximately 500 words (two doublespaced pages) over the course of the year. The articles will cover a recent news item or concept in IP law. It’s a great opportunity. Email Billy Barnes if you’re interested.

The TIP conference is a series of talks on a theme in IP law given over a week or in a single day. We need volunteers to help organize and run the event. Contact Jean Lee to volunteer.

We are interested in joining the Fox IP moot next year, but we need to get started this year. If you are interested in IP and mooting, please email Fereshteh Ghadyani.

If you’re interested in learning more about the TIP group. We will be having a “Welcome to TIP Group” meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 12:30pm in FLC. The meeting will cover our planned events for the year and how you can become involved in the TIP Group. We hope to see you there.

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