by Jeremy de Beer | Nov 18, 2013 | Intellectual Property, Speaking, Speaking Featured, Trade & Development
Parallel imports are not pirated goods nor counterfeit products. Rather, they are genuine articles sold in another country with the authority of the intellectual property rights owner. Parallel imports help to prevent geographic price discrimination. They are one way of encouraging pricing parity across borders, and an essential aspect of free trade....
by Jeremy de Beer | Sep 30, 2012 | Intellectual Property, Speaking
When Canada’s copyright law was amended, one of the biggest changes was protect for digital locks. Since 2012 it has been illegal in Canada to circumvent technological protection measures. In this CBC television interview, on the Lang and O’Leary Exchange, I explain the adverse business impacts of locking consumers into...
by Jeremy de Beer | May 15, 2012 | Intellectual Property, Speaking, Speaking Featured, Technology Innovation, Technology Innovation Featured
I was recently invited to testify about intellectual property and innovation before the Government of Canada’s Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Several of my recommendations were integrated into the Committee’s subsequent report to the House of Commons. My comments, which you can read or watch on Canada’s...
by Jeremy de Beer | Apr 16, 2012 | Speaking, Technology Innovation
How can companies, governments, and not-for-profits, and other organizations benefit from open innovation systems? What lessons can African innovators learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs, or public policy makers, in the developed world? Maybe more importantly, what can Egyptian and other North African entrepreneurs teach the world about leveraging access to...
by Jeremy de Beer | Jan 31, 2012 | Speaking, Technology Innovation
There’s so much buzz about innovation and science and technology and productivity. But, what do we really mean by these terms? What does progress look like? How will we know when we’re doing better? How can we best promote innovation, which by definition is rarely predictable and often disruptive?...
by Jeremy de Beer | Jan 30, 2012 | Speaking, Technology Innovation
Biotechnology regulation is a controversial and complex issue. My research helps to solve practical challenges like building the policy consensus and public acceptance required to promote agricultural biotechnology as a solution to problems like food security, rural economic development, and science and technology innovation. One of my many public lectures about...