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 […]

Hi folks, I came across this article while doing some research/thinking about copyright. Of course, this is an American company and content is thus subject not only to different laws but a view of copyright that differs from our own in a number of significant ways. That said, a few things immediately came to mind […]

Hi everyone, https://www.gamespot.com/articles/twitch-adds-tools-to-help-streamers-deal-with-copyright-strikes/1100-6488958/ Currently, Twitch’s policy is that if a streamer gets enough copyright strikes, they will be permanently banned. Recently, Twitch has implemented new tools that streamers can use to address copyright claims made against their streams and clips, which will hopefully help them avoid being banned without warning. One tool will notify streamers […]

Hi all, I have been doing some research for another class on the online sale of counterfeit goods and thought summarizing some of it could be of interest/relevant to our IP class: The sale of counterfeit goods has exploded with the growth of e-commerce. According to a 2020 report published by the US Department of […]

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

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 […]

Hi Everyone, I was thinking about the Harvard Mouse case and the discussion of the patentability of life forms and thought about something which wasn’t discussed in the case; could you patent a higher life form if it were made synthetically. The higher lifeform argument failed to meet the ‘manufacture’ or ‘composition of matter’ criteria […]

Amazonbasics has been earning a reputation of taking unfair advantage of Amazon’s marketplace sellers. The EU is currently conducting anti-trust investigations over their use of sellers’ data, and now the popular bag company Peak Design is the latest to accuse them of dubious respect for IP.  (the last high-profile story in this vein being Allbirds) […]

Hi Class, I recently came across the idea of Predictive Bots through my research for the class presentation, looking at the intersection between technology, art, and intellectual property. Disnovation is “an algorithm that turns the latest media headlines into artistic concepts.” The algorithm is keen on identifying emerging trends and combining topical keywords to generate […]

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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 […]

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. […]

Hi everyone, here is the link to my paper. Hope you enjoy! Lu_Paper_LAW 422_2021

Hello! While researching for a paper for another class I cam across an interesting article called “How Music Copyright Lawsuits are Scaring Away New Hits”. It discusses how the influx of copyright lawsuits in the music industry is stifling creativity and causing some artists and song writers to feel compelled to purchase insurance policies (costing […]