by Jeremy de Beer | Mar 21, 2011 | Intellectual Property, Speaking, Technology Innovation
Our courts, through litigation, can shape the regulation and governance of agricultural innovation, especially biotechnologies. As part of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law‘s Guest Speaker Program, I presented some of my new research: “Judging Biotech: How the Courts Control Our Crops,” explores how agricultural biotechnologies policy can be affected...
by Jeremy de Beer | Oct 28, 2010 | Speaking, Technology Innovation, Trade & Development
This public lecture and accompanying presentation, explained how free trade, federalism, and technology policy are integrally linked. Among the core challenges is implementing the intellectual property provisions of international trade agreements, such as the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in federal systems, a topic I’ve researched and written about...
by Jeremy de Beer | Dec 18, 2009 | Intellectual Property, Speaking, Trade & Development
Mosques, Tunis, 1932, by Smithsonian American Art Museum, on Flickr. The World Intellectual Property Organization invited me to speak about my trade and development research, specifically my book Implementing the WIPO’s Development Agenda, during an outreach and capacity-building seminar in Tunis, Tunisia. It was surprising (though in hindsight, it shouldn’t...
by Jeremy de Beer | Dec 3, 2009 | Intellectual Property, Speaking
The Copyright Board is far more than a rate-setting body; it is heavily involved in either making or implementing copyright policy. While Parliament and the courts have, and exercise, the power to determine the law, increasingly these bodies are relying on the Board to apply the law in practice....
by Jeremy de Beer | Oct 29, 2009 | Intellectual Property, Speaking
Indigenous communities from India to South Africa to Canada have seen their traditional knowledge misappropriated and commercialized. In some cases, intellectual property rights are the root of the problem, leading to the unjust enrichment of “biopirates.” In other cases, intellectual property rights can be part of the solution for...
by Jeremy de Beer | Feb 20, 2008 | Intellectual Property, Speaking, Writing
As most of you remember, there was one year where the Stanley Cup was not awarded because of a labour dispute between the National Hockey League and its players. This dispute resulted in the 2004-2005 lockout, as well as a lawsuit over the ownership of the Stanley Cup. The...