Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled as a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.��

All applicants must possess strong grades, exemplary organizational skills, be proficient in legal research and writing, and have a strong interest in intellectual property law.

Term

May-August 2023, with a possibility of continuing on for the academic year.

The successful candidates will receive compensation.

Application Procedure

To apply, please submit:

1. A cover letter;
2. A copy of your resume;
3. A copy of your grades (can be unofficial grades; please include any previous degrees); and
4. A sample of your written work on any topic of your choice (please limit to 3-5 pages).

to��iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca��by��March 31, 2023.

We thank all applicants in advance, only those students who will be interviewed will be contacted.

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The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities.

IP Innovation Clinic Fellows

It is expected that the majority of the work done by students will relate to patent or trademark law.�� The remaining time would be spent working on other IP-related and start-up business related needs as they arise.�� The students’ work will be supervised by lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Bereskin & Parr LLP, and OWN Innovation and may include:

• Performing prior art searches
• Performing trademark searches
• Conducting legal research and drafting legal memos
• Possibly assisting with other steps in the patent prosecution process (i.e. reviewing patent specifications, etc.)
• Client intake and consultations

Note:�� Please note the position is a part-time volunteer position. ��Students may claim OPIR hours for work done at the IP Innovation Clinic.

��Qualifications:

• an interest in IP law, technology and commercialization issues
• responsiveness and a commitment to client service
• attention to detail and ability to write clearly and concisely
• excellent time-management, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• you must be entering your 2L or 3L year at Osgoode Hall Law School
• completion of the Legal Values: IP Commercialization Seminar course is not required but would be considered an asset
• completion of the Intellectual Property or Patents course is not required but would be considered an asset

Application Process:

Deadline:��Thursday, April 13, 2023

Please provide the following materials via email to��ipinnovationclinic@osgoode.yorku.ca:

• One page cover letter (briefly outlining your interests in IP law)
• Copy of your resume and unofficial grades
• A sample of your written work (max. 750 words)

We thank all applicants for their interest in the positions, but will only contact those selected for an interview.

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Prof. Giuseppina D'Agostino is the Founder & Director of IP Osgoode and the IP Innovation Clinic, an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and the Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue and the Intellectual Property Journal.

IP Osgoode and the IP Innovation Clinic are thrilled to welcome you back on campus for the new school year! After almost 2 full years of completely virtual operations, we look forward to finally seeing our students and colleagues live in person! Here’s a preview of some of the activities you can get involved in over the next 8 months:

“IP Osgoode Speaks Series” is back in person!

Since 2008, we’ve hosted regular IP Osgoode Speaks lectures with guests from industry, academia, and the judiciary (including the Supreme Court of Canada) from Canada and around the world. After over 2 years in lockdown, we are proud to share that the IP Osgoode Speaks Series returned on 31 August 2022, welcoming Dan Bereskin to speak on “Balancing Freedom of Expression with Copyright and Trademark Rights: Art or Science?”

We look forward to hosting Dr. Lior Zemer, Dean of the Harry Radzyner Law School at Reichman University in Israel, in November to discuss “Art and Authorship in Extreme Circumstance: The Case for Nazi Ghettos.” ��

Please stay tuned for more details about ��on our website and by subscribing to our weekly e-Newsletter, the��.��You can also find recordings of our on our website.

IPilogue

Our����is one of Canada’s leading IP Blogs with an enthusiastic international following. To date,��we have published almost 3000 original posts and over 1400 comments.

The number of visitors to our website and our weekly newsletter () readership continue to grow and span the globe. Our diverse����continued to blog throughout the summer and constitute an important part of IP Osgoode’s team and vision to foster diverse views on intellectual property and technology matters. In order to keep abreast of the latest issues in IP and technology in Canada and around the world, and to learn more about IP Osgoode’s events and activities, please to the IPIGRAM��and follow us on��,��, and��.

We are����for this academic year. If you are interested in joining the IPilogue Team, please send your cover letter, CV, law school transcripts, and a writing sample to iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca��by��Friday 9 September 2022.

We will also continue to accept submissions on a guest basis.��For more information about submitting articles to the IPilogue, click��.

IP Innovation Clinic

Now in its twelfth year of operation, the IP Innovation Clinic continues to complement Osgoode’s rich history of clinical offerings by providing students with an opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience while learning about some common early-stage IP and business-related issues facing under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs, and start-up companies.

To this end, we����our AI-powered��, a free online service offering IP law information to users and further empowering creators with the tools to protect their IP. We look forward to continue to develop the IP Innovation ChatBot by expanding its knowledge base and making it more accessible, particularly to members of communities traditionally underrepresented in the IP innovation ecosystem. In the meantime,��we encourage you to ask our����as many questions as possible. The more questions it receives, the better it becomes at answering them. You can learn more about it by watching the recording of our launch event��.

The����continues to expand our client base and provide our students with a valuable and unique experiential learning opportunity.��We are currently��for the 2022-2023 academic term. If you are interested, please send your completed application to ipinnovationclinic@osgoode.yorku.ca by��Wednesday 7 September 2022.

To stay up to date with Clinic activities, please follow us on , and .

Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot & USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

Following from the momentum of our��third-place finish at last year’s Patent Application Drafting Competition, we will soon host tryouts for this year’s competition, as well as the Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot. Look out for our emails and social media posts to learn about how you can get involved in either competition.

Our Writing Competitions

Gowling WLG Best Blog in IP Law & Technology Prize

Each year, through the sponsorship of Gowling WLG, four prizes are awarded to full-time Osgoode students. The recipients for the 2021-2022 academic year were����on the IP Osgoode website.��Eligibility for the����is officially open. All submissions by Osgoode JD students between now and the end of the Winter term will be considered for the prize.

Canada’s IP Writing Challenge

IP Osgoode, together with the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), runs����to further enhance intellectual property public policy research and discussion. This competition is open to three categories of entrants: JD students, LLM and PhD students, and practitioners.

The submission deadline is July 1 every year. This year, we received a wide range of entries from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and institutions across Canada. We thank all those who participated in the Writing Challenge. We are grateful to Dan Bereskin, Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji and Justice Roger Hughes for agreeing to judge the articles again this year. Stay tuned, as��we will announce the Challenge winners in late October��and��open our next competition early next year, among various other initiatives.

A community is only as vibrant as its contributors. As we work and live amidst concerns about COVID-19, even while emerging from the lockdowns, we continue to confront complex and challenging debates in intellectual property and related areas of technology.��Please share with us your ideas to enrich our program and to do our part to make a difference during these unprecedented times. Let us know if you would like to get more involved or if you would like to announce any IP & tech-related research projects or activities.

A community is only as strong and vibrant as its members, I welcome your ideas, projects and anything else you would like to see us do at IP Osgoode for more IP and tech fun!

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IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (3-5 positions)

It is expected that the majority of the work done by students will relate to patent and/or trademark law. The remaining time would be spent working on other IP-related and start-up business related needs as they arise. The students’ work will be supervised by lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Bereskin & Parr LLP, and OWN Innovation and may include:

• Reviewing business transactions involving IP
• Assisting with various steps in the patent prosecution process (i.e.: conducting prior art searches, reviewing patent specifications, etc.)
• Performing freedom-to-operate and clearance searches
• Performing trademark searches
• Reviewing IP Agreements and licensing assistance
• Conducting legal research

Term: September 2022 – April 2023, with a possibility to continue on for the 2023 summer term.

Note: Please note the position is a part-time volunteer position. Students may claim OPIR hours for work done at the IP Innovation Clinic.

��Qualifications:

• an interest in IP law, technology and commercialization issues
• responsiveness and a commitment to client service
• attention to detail and ability to write clearly and concisely
• excellent time-management, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• you must be a 1L, 2L, 3L, or LL.M student at Osgoode Hall Law School
• completion of the Legal Values: IP Commercialization Seminar course is not required but would be considered an asset
• completion of the Intellectual Property or Patents course is not required but would be considered an asset

Application Process:

Deadline:��Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Please provide the following materials via email to��ipinnovationclinic@osgoode.yorku.ca:

• One-page cover letter (briefly outlining your interests in IP law)
• Copy of your resume and unofficial grades
• A sample of your written work (max. 750 words)

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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If you are passionate about writing and interested in building your presence or being published in IP law, this is a great opportunity for you.

IPilogue Writers will be in charge of contributing timely articles related to IP law, technology, and related legal issues to the blog.

Term: September 2022-April 2023 (with possibility of continuing into the summer)

Benefits:

• Profile on our website with a link to all of your articles
• Byline with photo on the articles that you contribute
• Network of contributors to share ideas and collaborate with other writers

Responsibilities:

• Contribute at least 1 article every 2 weeks (for a minimum of 8 articles over the term); Writers may contribute more articles earlier in the year to be spaced out over the term
• Keep track of articles written

Qualifications:

• Exemplary writing, research, and analysis skills
• Interest in learning about IP law and technology issues
• Respect/openness for differing opinions and evidence-based issue analysis
• Preference will be given to:
  • Osgoode JD or LL.M students
  • Writers who have actively contributed to the IPilogue in the past

Application Details

The deadline to apply for all positions is��Friday, September 9, 2022. To submit your application, please send the following documents to��iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca:

• Cover letter (outline your interest in IP law, as well as your relevant writing/editing experience)
• ��é���ܳ�é
• Updated Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)
• Writing Sample: a 750 word (max) blog article about an IP issue

Please note that this position is part-time and voluntary.��

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions. We thank all applicants for their interest. We will only contact those selected for an interview.

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Founded in 1984, the Intellectual Property Journal (IPJ) covers matters relating to all aspects of Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, trade secrets, and related areas such as privacy. The focus of the journal is on Canadian material with a mix of comparative and international law content. The IPJ contains articles, opinions, book reviews, case commentaries and writings on legal developments around the world. The IPJ accepts submissions from any interested parties, including students, provided that they meet a high standard of scholarly rigour.

The Journal, edited by Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, is published by Carswell (three times per year.

Professor D’Agostino invites Osgoode law students to apply for the student editor positions. These editors will be responsible for reviewing and arranging for the peer review of journal articles, providing feedback to those who have submitted papers to the journal and coordinating logistical matters, including communicating with authors regarding deadlines and other journal policies.

Term:���� Fall Semester (September 2022)

Time Demands:��Approx. 1-2 hrs per week

Qualifications:

• An interest in learning about current IP law and technology issues
• Ability to write in a concise and clear manner
• Excellent organizational skills

Application Process:

Please provide via email to��iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca��by��Tuesday, May 31, 2022 the following materials:

• One-page cover letter (briefly outlining your interests in IP law)
• Copy of your resume and grades

Please send any questions you may have to:��iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest. We will only contact those selected for an interview.

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We are accepting applications to join the IPilogue Team as writers for Summer 2022! We are looking to fill roughly 5-10 open positions.

If you are passionate about writing and interested in building your presence or being published in IP law, this is a great opportunity for you.

IPilogue Writers will be in charge of contributing timely articles related to IP law, technology, and related legal issues to the blog.

Term: May-August 2022 (with possibility of continuing into the academic year)

Benefits:

• Profile on our website with a link to all of your articles
• Byline with photo on the articles that you contribute
• Network of contributors to share ideas and collaborate with other writers

Responsibilities:

• Contribute at least 1 article every 2 weeks (for a minimum of 8 articles over the term); Writers may contribute more articles earlier in the summer to be spaced out over the term
• Keep track of articles written

Qualifications:

• Exemplary writing, research, and analysis skills
• Interest in learning about IP law and technology issues
• Respect/openness for differing opinions and evidence-based issue analysis
• Preference will be given to:
  • Osgoode JD or LL.M students
  • Writers who have actively contributed to the IPilogue in the past

Application Details

The deadline to apply for all positions is��Friday, April 22, 2022. To submit your application, please send the following documents to��iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca:

• Cover letter (outline your interest in IP law, as well as your relevant writing/editing experience)
• ��é���ܳ�é
• Updated Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)
• Writing Sample: a 750 word (max) blog article about an IP issue

Please note that this position is part-time and voluntary.��

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions. Applicants will be considered and interviewed on an ongoing basis. We thank all applicants for their interest. We will only contact those selected for an interview.

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Tasks

Students will be considered in two broad categories:

• One student will be part of an interdisciplinary �첥��Ƶ research team;
• Additional positions are available for further intellectual property research

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled as a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.��

All applicants must possess strong grades, exemplary organizational skills, be proficient in legal research and writing, and have a strong interest in intellectual property law.

Term

May 2022 to August 2022, with a possibility of continuing on for the 2022/2023 academic year.

The successful candidates will receive compensation and should be available to work full-time.

Application Procedure

To apply, please submit:

1. A cover letter;
2. A copy of your resume;
3. A copy of your grades (can be unofficial grades; please include any previous degrees); and
4. A sample of your written work on any topic of your choice (please limit to 3-5 pages).

to��iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca��by��April 8, 2022.

We thank all applicants in advance, only those students who will be interviewed will be contacted.

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The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities.

IP Innovation Clinic Fellows (10 positions)

It is expected that the majority of the work done by students will relate to patent or trademark law.�� The remaining time would be spent working on other IP-related and start-up business related needs as they arise.�� The students’ work will be supervised by lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Bereskin & Parr LLP, and OWN Innovation and may include:

• Performing prior art searches
• Performing trademark searches
• Conducting legal research and drafting legal memos
• Possibly assisting with other steps in the patent prosecution process (ie reviewing patent specifications, etc.)
• Client intake and consultations

Note:�� Please note the position is a part-time volunteer position. ��Students may claim OPIR hours for work done at the IP Innovation Clinic.

��Qualifications:

• an interest in IP law, technology and commercialization issues
• responsiveness and a commitment to client service
• attention to detail and ability to write clearly and concisely
• excellent time-management, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• you must be a 1L, 2L or 3L student at Osgoode Hall Law School
• completion of the Legal Values: IP Commercialization Seminar course is not required but would be considered an asset
• completion of the Intellectual Property or Patents course is not required but would be considered an asset

Application Process:

Deadline:��Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Please provide the following materials via email to��ipinnovationclinic@osgoode.yorku.ca:

• One page cover letter (briefly outlining your interests in IP law)
• Copy of your resume and unofficial grades
• A sample of your written work (max. 750 words)

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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*NOTE: hiring for IPilogue Writers will follow in the coming weeks

Senior Editor (up to 2 positions available)

Senior IPilogue Editors review contributors’ content before it is approved by the Managing Editor and posted by the Content Manager on the website.

Term: May-August 2022 (with possibility of continuing into Fall 2022)

Benefits:

• Profile on our website with a link to all of your articles
• Byline with photo on the articles that you contribute
• Access to forum where you can share ideas with IPilogue Writers

Responsibilities:

• Revise, edit, and proofread content from IPilogue Writers and guest writers to ensure both a neutral perspective and high-quality writing
• Content will be divided between Senior Editors
• Contribute a minimum of 1 article per month
• Keep track of content reviewed and update Managing Editor and Content Manager about progress
• Liaise with Writers about clarifications and corrections needed for articles

Qualifications:

• Exemplary revising, editing, and proofreading skills
• Strong writing, research, and critical thinking skills
• Strong organization and communication skills, including providing regular updates
• Ability to meet deadlines and turn around work quickly
• Interest in learning about IP law and Technology issues
• Respect/openness for differing opinions and evidence-based issue analysis
• Although not required, preference will be given to:
  • Osgoode JD or LL.M students
  • Writers who have actively contributed to the IPilogue in the past

Content Manager (1 position available)

The Content Manager is responsible for preparing all content to post on the website and making sure that we have enough content each week.

Term: May-August 2022

Benefits:

• Profile on our website
• Byline with photo on the articles that you contribute
• Access to forum where you can share ideas with other IPilogue Writers and Guest Writers

Responsibilities:

• Preparing articles for publication on the IP Osgoode website (including tags and categories)
• Finding or preparing images to accompany articles
• Co-ordinating between Senior IPilogue Editors, Managing Editor, and IPilogue Writers or Guest Writers as necessary

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and adapt to changes
• Interest in learning about IP law and technology issues
• Respect/openness for differing opinions and evidence-based issue analysis
• Although not required, preference will be given to:
  • Osgoode JD or LL.M students
  • Writers who have actively contributed to the IPilogue in the past

Application Details

The deadline to apply for both positions is��Friday, March 25, 2022. To submit your application, please send the following documents to��iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca:

• Cover letter (outline your interest in IP law, as well as your relevant writing/editing experience)
• ��é���ܳ�é
• Updated Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)
• Writing Sample: a 750 word (max) blog article about an IP issue

Please note that all positions are part-time and voluntary. Please include in the subject line which position you are applying for. If you are interested in more than one position, you may tailor your application to the position that you are most interested in, but please indicate all positions to which you are applying.

Please also address whether you would be interested in an IPilogue Writer position should you not be hired to the Senior Team. Applicants selected for a Senior Editor interview will also be required to complete a short editing exercise upon receiving an interview offer.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions. We thank all applicants for their interest. We will only contact those selected for an interview.

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