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vaccines and patents

By haya sakakini on March 9, 2021

Hey team, I came across this article today and I found it interesting. It sheds light on the intersection between patents and accessibility of medical care. The director-general of the World Health Organization called to waive some IP rights (particularly patents) for the COVID-19 vaccines in order to make the vaccines more accessible. This has […]

Chanel suing Vancouver woman for her Instagram name

By emma reaume on March 9, 2021

Hey everyone, This is a story from 2016 but I still thought it was interesting to share! My partner went to school with a girl named Chanel who took the instagram handle “@chanel” when she made her instagram account in 2011. Apparently the company Chanel tried suing her to get that instagram handle in 2016. […]