Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 28, 2021, The Hershey Co. chocolate company (“Hershey”) filed a lawsuit…
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The Rise of Fashion Tech and its Impact in the IP Space
Technology has been changing the way that people shop for years. Over the past decade, e-commerce platforms and social media applications have allowed forward-looking brands and retailers to embrace technology…
Internet Archive: Challenging Copyright Holders Around the World
On March 24, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet Archive (archive.org) announced a National Emergency Library providing unlimited public access to its collection of 1.4 million archived…
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make (Your Own) Lemonade: Beyoncé Sued for Her Latest Album Trailer
Beyoncé’s Lemonade left a sour taste in at least one person’s mouth. Matthew Fulks, a Louisville-based filmmaker and creative director at the WDRB Kentucky news station, is taking the singer…
More Money, More Problems: The Science, the Law, and the Fight over CRISPR Patents
From Lab Bench to Court Bench: The Science, the Law, and the CRISPR Patent Dispute Whenever a new technology has the potential to be ground-breaking and extremely valuable, there are…
Will Google’s Alphabet Begin with B-M-W?
“A, B, C,…as easy as 1, 2, 3?” That remains to be seen. BMW may be driving Google down a bumpy road named Trademark-Infringement Lane, after Google surprised everyone on August 10th with the creation…