A U.S. Appellate court today agreed to a Canadian government request for a re-hearing of the jurisdictional issues that arise from the RIM – NTP patent fight. The Canadian government submitted a rare brief on behalf of RIM in January, arguing that the U.S. court had applied U.S. patent laws […]
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Policies Old and New
Just as Canada and the U.S. were gearing up for a holiday weekend, there was a flurry of noteworthy policy developments. I expect that I will have more to say about each in the weeks ahead, so I only pause to comment briefly on each (in order of media coverage […]
Why Ottawa Should Stand On Guard in RIM Patent Case
Professor Geist’s weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines the recent intervention by the Canadian government in the Research in Motion patent dispute. The column argues that rather than criticizing the government for its involvement, a more appropriate response would be to […]
Government of Canada Files Brief in RIM Patent Case
Professor Geist appeared on CBC's As It Happens on January 18th to discuss the Government of Canada's decision to file a supporting brief in the patent infringement suit involving RIM. Professor Geist highlighted the jurisdictional concerns raised by the U.S. decision (real audio).
Web Quandary For Regulators
The issue of Internet regulation has long been tied to the question of Internet service-provider liability. As the gateways to the Internet, ISPs were quickly identified as a potential "choke point" in the system that could effectively be used to regulate Internet activity.
