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Race, Gender & Entrepreneurship: IP Lessons in "Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker"
On March 20, 2020, Netflix released the Emmy-nominated miniseries Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. Loosely based on the biography On Her Own Ground by A’Lelia Bundles…
Is Copyright Still for Losers? The EUIPO Declares Banksy’s “Flower Thrower” Trademark Invalid
It all started with a bouquet of flowers: a bundle of blooms to be hurled by a bandana-clad figure, as stencilled along the wall of a garage. Over the last…
IP Innovation Clinic ChatBot Launch Event
On January 29, 2021, I had the privilege of attending the IP Innovation Clinic ChatBot Launch Event. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held online via Zoom…
So You Want to be an IP Litigator? Interview with Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy of DLA Piper
Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy is a partner, intellectual property lawyer, and trademark agent at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP. With over 15 years of IP practice, Sangeetha has significant expertise in the areas…
Of Bands and Breweries: The Hip Sues Mill Street Over “100th Meridian” Beer
“…At the Hundredth meridian,Where the great plains begin” The hundredth meridian is the longitudinal line that roughly separates the semi-arid, rural regions of Western Canada from the humid, more urban…