The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of IP Law: the TRIPS Agreement and the COVID-19 Vaccine

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of IP Law: the TRIPS Agreement and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Background.  The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, which is administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO), serves to establish global standards for the protection of intellectual property rights (Sirleaf, 2021). The agreement outlines rules to ensure that the safeguarding and enforcement of these rights do not hinder international trade, and works to […]

Back to the….. Past?

Back to the….. Past?

I do not know much about the Beatles except for the fact that there are only two members of the foursome who are still alive. However, imagine my surprise, waking up on November 2 and opening up Twitter only to see the Beatles trending for releasing a new song – and not a re-recorded song […]

A Copyright of a Copyright

A Copyright of a Copyright

Hello! I found this interesting article regarding a copy copywriting another copy! Humans of Bombay – one of the many unauthorized spin-offs of Humans of New York – is suing People of India for copyright infringement. Humans of Bombay is claiming that their photo format (posting a photo of an individual with an excerpt of […]