How do judges draw lines between different intellectual property laws? Should a single invention be protected by more than one kind of intellectual property right? Answers are in this research examining case law in the United States and Canada on the overlap of patents and plant breeders’ rights. Published...
In this paper my co-authors Jeremiah Baarbé, Meghan Blom and I propose a ‘data commons’, formed through a licensing model that allows farmers to benefit from the datasets to which they contribute. Download [888.17 KB] Agricultural data is globally recognized for its importance in addressing food insecurity. This data is...
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, is a done deal. Attention is now focussed on implementation, both in Canada and Europe. That doesn’t mean it is too soon to learn from the negotiation process. My testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade highlighted...
The futures of intellectual property is a topic I’ve done a fair bit of thinking about. Some of my publications are summarized and linked at the bottom of this post. I have also been speaking about IP futures more often lately. For example, at the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada’s...
By Jeremy de Beer The intellectual property system is a crucial part of economic policymaking worldwide. It affects matters of profound importance, including health, education, nutrition, culture, science, technology and innovation policy. One might assume, therefore, that the global governance of intellectual property rights rests on a solid foundation of...
How are copyright royalties established in Canada? What is the tariff-setting process? How long does it take? What has been written about it? These are just some of the questions answered in my empirical review of copyright tariff setting. My research was initially conducted on behalf of the Government of Canada (the Department...