Founded in 1984, the Intellectual Property Journal (IPJ) covers matters relating to all aspects of Intellectual Property such as patents, trade-marks, 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聽 聽international聽 聽law聽 聽content.聽 聽The聽 聽IPJ聽 聽contains聽 聽articles,聽 聽opinions,聽 聽book聽 聽reviews,聽 聽case commentaries聽 聽and聽 聽writings聽 聽on聽 聽legal聽 聽developments聽 聽around聽 聽the聽 聽world.聽 聽The聽 聽IPJ聽 聽accepts submissions 聽from 聽any 聽interested 聽parties, 聽including 聽students, 聽provided 聽that 聽they 聽meet 聽a 聽high standard of scholarly rigour.
The Journal, edited by Professor Giuseppina D鈥橝gostino, is published by Carswell (three times per year.
Professor D鈥橝gostino 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.聽
Term: 聽 Fall Semester (September 2021)
Time Demands: 聽聽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 Friday, May 14, 2021 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