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In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Anita Anand, with Prof. Vijay Jog of Carleton University, argues that discussion of diversity on corporate boards should include the issue of visible minorities as well as women ("Diversity on boards means more than gender," December 8, 2014).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

Kathleen Sullivan keynotes 2014 Patent Law Colloquium

By Mark Witten

After a century of neglect, patent cases have catapulted onto centre stage at the Supreme Court of the United States—but this time with a decidedly Canadian twist. In a striking trend since 2005, SCOTUS has adopted a Canadian-style balancing of protection and innovation as a standard feature, and reversed numerous pro-patent holder decisions made by lower appellate courts.

By Sheldon Gordon

In August 2013, a White House emissary approached Geoffrey Stone to serve on a presidential panel following Edward Snowden's revelations about electronic intelligence gathering by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).

Evan Rankin, 2L, was an International Human Rights Program (IHRP) intern at the UN Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific (Thailand) during the summer of 2014. This report was first published in the IHRP's Rights Review magazine.