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Amelia + Andy + Alysha IP Project
Hi team, I have attached our IP project – it is a mock guide for start-up companies on how to avoid common IP issues. Hope you enjoy it! Amelia + Andy + Alysha IP Project
A very Canadian passing off lawsuit
https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2021/february/26/the-tragically-hip-v-mill-street-brewery-a-long-time-running The Tragically Hip are suing Mill Street Brewing over Mill Street’s use of the “100th meridian.” In 2014, Mill Street used this name for one of their beers. One of the Tragically Hip’s most popular songs is titled “At the Hundredth Meridian.” It will be interesting to see if the Tragically Hip can prove […]
Should big pharma be allowed to keep their COVID vaccines patented?
https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccine-patents-ips-monopoly-vaccination-process-us-biden-africa-2021-2 There is a really interesting debate happening right now about whether COVID vaccines should have their patents lifted, to allow more production. It is estimated that the current vaccine production is only utilizing 43% of the world’s total vaccine production capabilities. Problematically, only 4% of doses are being administered in the global south (mainly […]
Data Copyrighted in Pharmaceutical Sale
Hello everyone! I came across this interesting article today: https://thedeepdive.ca/pharmather-revive-complete-psilocybin-intellectual-property-transaction/ Although IP in the medical / drug setting is nothing new, I found it interesting that part of the IP bought by Revive Therapeutics was data related to getting FDA approval for the use of psilocybin. This reminded me of the issue raised in Geophysical […]