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Category: International Intellectual Property

WIPO to Finalize IP Treaty on Traditional Knowledge

Aaron Fellmeth December 23, 2023

By Kelsey McGillisLaw Student Editor The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), operating under the Department of Commerce, has issued a notice soliciting public comments on ongoing negotiations at

U.S. Supreme Court Applies Presumption Against Extraterritoriality to Lanham Act

Aaron Fellmeth October 2, 2023

By Aaron FellmethFaculty Editor & Kelsey McGillisLaw Student Editor In the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc., an American remote-control manufacturer, sued a

TRIPS Deadlock and the Emergence of a Patent-Free COVID-19 Vaccine

Aaron Fellmeth February 2, 2022

By Yuki Taylor Law Student Editor A Patent-Free COVID-19 Vaccine As biopharmaceutical companies worldwide rushed to develop treatment measures for COVID-19 following its outbreak in late 2019, market speculators invested