Governments should not have a monopoly over drug development: Richard Owens and Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The World Health Organization (WHO) is exploring possibly sweeping changes to intellectual property policies in the name of cheaper drug ...
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The disturbing problem at Canada’s Patent Office: It’s suddenly denying medical-test patents: Owens in Financial Post
Canadian law is completely clear: diagnostic tests are patentable, writes Munk Senior Fellow Richard Owens in the Financial Post. By ...
NAFTA in the Digital Era: Owens interview on Beyond The Headlines
Munk Senior Fellow Richard Owens was interviewed by Canadian current affairs podcast Beyond the Headlines for their episode on the ...
Trudeau’s mischief with the TPP is bad for Canada: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Canada’s stance on dropping provisions around intellectual property (IP) in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations makes no sense, writes Richard Owens. ...
Court ruling on York’s copyright infringements a win for Canadian creators: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
The Federal Court’s recent decision on rampant copyright infringement at York University helps restore some lost balance in Canada’s intellectual property ...
Reversing the promise doctrine an important step for Canadian patent law: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the invidious “promise doctrine” in Canadian patent law is a welcome defence of intellectual ...
Richard Owens available to comment on major recent court cases on intellectual property
Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Richard Owens, a thought leader on intellectual property protection, is available to comment on decisions on ...
Intellectual property protection the path to a more productive Canadian economy: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Stronger intellectual property rights are entirely to Canada’s benefit, writes Richard Owens. It is time to move forward with building ...
An Intellectual Property Strategy for Canada – Ten big ideas for a world class IP regime
Recommendation 1 The nature of copyright protection is such that there is no justification to limit the term of protection. ...
Eliminating dysfunction in Canada’s intellectual property regime: New MLI paper
Ottawa will need to take action on patents, copyright and anti-piracy measures to make Canada a world leader in intellectual ...
We need a made for Canada – not ‘made in Canada’ – approach to intellectual property rights: MLI paper by Richard Owens and Michael Robichaud
Ottawa should resist calls for a “made in Canada” approach to intellectual property rights and instead create a regime that ...
NAFTA’s “promise doctrine” decision a win for Ottawa, but a loss for Canadians: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Last month's decision by a NAFTA tribunal will allow the federal government to continue to ignore the intellectual problems the ...
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