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EV-Battery Rivals Prod Biden With Rare Trade Veto in Balance

EV-Battery Rivals Prod Biden With Rare Trade Veto in Balance

I came across this interesting article while researching for my presentation. It’s a US trade secrets and patents dispute, but still interesting to show the role that government intervention could potentially have in an IP law dispute. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-06/ev-battery-rivals-sk-lg-race-clock-to-sway-biden-on-import-ban

Paper/Presentation: IP Disputes are NOT Only About Law! The LG-SK Battery Dispute

Paper/Presentation: IP Disputes are NOT Only About Law! The LG-SK Battery Dispute

Hi everyone. For my paper/presentation, I’ve been following an IP Law dispute in the US involving two South Korean companies that manufacture batteries for electric vehicles.  The thing that caught my interest was how the actual ‘deciding factor’ is not really the law on intellectual property, but rather the two parties’ (LG and SK) negotiating […]

[Paper] Challenging the Ban on Offensive Marks: Is s 9(1)(j) F***ed?

[Paper] Challenging the Ban on Offensive Marks: Is s 9(1)(j) F***ed?

Hi everyone! My final paper is a brief memo on section 9(1)(j), which disallows “scandalous, obscene or immoral” marks. The full body is printed below, and I’ve attached a PDF copy if anyone would prefer that format. CONTENT WARNING: The paper discusses some offensive language, including slurs against racial minorities and members of the LGBTQ+ […]

Presentation: TPM Anxiety

Presentation: TPM Anxiety

Hi friends, for my presentation I dug a little deeper on TPMs, particularly their history and critics. Hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/6dk4T9MWXEs PS: Unfortunately Powerpoint is super inconsistent with audio in exported video, so there’s a few glitches throughout. Should still be entirely understandable though. If you want the pptx version feel free to reach out! […]

Not All is Fair & Lovely in Trademarks: How Changing Societal Climate May Force Companies to Reconsider their Choices

Not All is Fair & Lovely in Trademarks: How Changing Societal Climate May Force Companies to Reconsider their Choices

Hi everyone, this is my presentation/paper for the class. Please click on the link below to download the presentation (which includes audio). I am also including the paper version below for any of you that would prefer to read or would like to read along. Hope you enjoy it! Raunaq Saini – IP Presentation   […]

Paper: Amazon’s Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Goods

Paper: Amazon’s Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Goods

Hi everyone, For my paper, I wrote on the issue of counterfeit goods on Amazon and the retailer’s response. I’ve attached this paper below. I hope you enjoy! Matilda Johnson Professor Festinger- please mark this attachment as my assignment. Law 422 Project Matilda Johnson