Communications Law
milica pavlovic
Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines & Patent Protection presentation
Hi everyone, Coming from a public health background, I am very interested in the interaction between the international IP law system and issues around equitable access to medicines. My presentation is on this topic, in the context of COVID-19 vaccines. It is a brief overview of compulsory licensing, voluntary licensing and patent pooling, the TRIPS […]
A very Canadian lawsuit: The Tragically Hip sue Mill Street Brewery in Toronto over their 100th Meridian Beer
I was scrolling through today’s news and came across something that is an interesting (and perhaps more compelling) Canadian complement to last week’s discussion on Taylor Swift’s Evermore trademark lawsuit. According to this CBC article and the Statement of Claim (found online), The Tragically Hip are suing a Toronto-based brewery (Mill Street Brewery) for trademark […]
Federal Court grants damages for copyright infringement based on an infringement report generated by antipiracy software
Hi all, this may come up in the News of the Week, but earlier last week the Federal Court granted damages on an ex parte motion for default judgement based on “Infringement Reports” generated by SmartFlow through their built-in antipiracy products. This article by Bereskin & Parr provides a good summary of the case (linked below), […]