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Intellectual Property Law in Canada - 2020

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Created byGianfranco Scipione
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(15 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Aug 26, 2020
Intellectual Property Law in Canada - 2020

What You'll Learn

check_circleDefine core intellectual property concepts.
check_circleDifferentiate Canadian patents and copyrights.
check_circleAssess the scope of Canadian trademark rights.
check_circleAnalyze key IP infringement remedies.
check_circleEvaluate patent validity challenges.
check_circleSummarize Canadian IP registration processes.

About This Course

Delve into "Intellectual Property Law in Canada - 2020" for a comprehensive, high-level survey of this critical legal field. This course illuminates the significance of intangible assets in modern business, providing a foundational understanding of how innovation and creative works are protected under Canadian law.

You will explore the core pillars of intellectual property, gaining insights into their unique applications and strategic value, including:

  • Patents: Understand the protection of new and useful inventions, covering utility and design patents, the application process, and key challenges to validity.
  • Copyrights: Explore rights associated with literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, including computer programs, moral rights, and permitted uses like fair dealing.
  • Trademarks: Learn how to distinguish wares and services, including registration, brand protection strategies, identifying infringement, and navigating "distinguishing guises."

The course also examines the scope of intellectual property rights, jurisdictional considerations, and the crucial remedies available for infringement. This professional overview emphasizes the practical implications of IP law, equipping you to appreciate its complexities and strategic importance in Canada's dynamic economic landscape.

Your Instructor

Gianfranco Scipione
Gianfranco Scipione
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GF is a highly motivated, creative yet pragmatic instructor with over a decade of teaching experience in at the college and university levels. Currently rated a 4.9 out of 5.0 on RateMyProfessor.com. Strong written and verbal communication skills whose goal is to first obtain student's attention, and then use this to communicate information effectively so that they retain it not only for course evaluations but in their careers going forward. GF has been part of the George Brown part-time faculty for nearly a decade teaching courses in business, commercial and employment law, as well as, developing a new course Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship and has recently joined the part-time faculty at Sheridan College teaching Corporate Social Responsibility in addition to law classes. Prior to joining George Brown, GF has taught Contracts Law to undergraduate students while he was in law school at the University of Windsor, as well as, several chemistry classes including General Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis. GF also brings nearly a decade of professional experience in the legal world including nearly five years on Bay Street, and significant time as legal counsel in both the private and public sectors - in the healthcare and life sciences environment. GF is an active member of the Law Society of Ontario.

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