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 North American Free...
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. By 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 rights regime, writes...
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 property rights, writes...
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 York University, Equustek...
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 IP strategy...
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 meets or exceeds...
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 "promise doctrine" creates,...
Mandating drug access will only make it more difficult to help the world's poor: Sean Speer and Richard Owens in the Financial Post
The UN is wrong to think loosening intellectual property regulations will make drugs cheaper for the developing world, write Sean Speer and Richard...
Mandating cheap drug access will only make it more difficult to help the world’s poor: Sean Speer and Richard Owens in Inside Policy
A new United Nations report on the accessibility of medicine in the developing world calls for loosening intellectual property regulations to make drugs...
