Stuff You Should Know About IP

Spice DAO, a crowdfunded group of cyber artists, accomplished their mission to buy a copy of a legendary movie manuscript based on the famous Frank Herbert Novel, Dune. Now, they plan to burn it, create a series based on it, and open the floodgates for fan fiction artists to do what they will with it. The only problem? Well, there’s some “Stuff” that they should probably know about Intellectual property.

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Is a non-disclosure agreement or NDA really worth the paper its written on? Is it even worth the trouble of drafting and signing one? Today we're going to dive in to some personal stories about NDAs.

If you stopped off at Wendy's for a tasty burger and fries and found yourself eating fish and chips instead, you might be in the Dutch province of Zeeland, where they don't take kindly to expanding American fast-food chains. Today we're joined by special guest Jan-Willem Goedmakers. to talk about the trademark battle of Wendy's versus Wendy's.

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Biotech giant Moderna squares off with the National Institute of Health in a surprisingly public battle over inventorship of the Moderna "Spikevax" Covid-19 vaccine. Listen to Tom and Ray dive into fairness and morality at the molecular level.

Choosing the right brand of oat milk is becoming challenging with more and more companies entering into this multi-billion dollar industry. Cue the battle of the Oats, and this week's episode of Stuff you Should Know About IP! Featuring special guest, Mark Caddle from Withers & Rogers, LLP.

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What is a Miley? What is a Cyrus? And what is a Miley Cyrus? The EU General Court rules that if you're famous, you can come second and still win! We're here with Rob McLaughlin at the European firm Reddie & Grosse to discuss this exciting trademark case.

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Can DABUS, and artificially intelligent system be listed as a named inventor on a patent? An Australian court says, YES. All this and more, on today's episode of stuff you should know about IP.

Donald Trump files a class action lawsuit against Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Will the former president's battle cry in the fight against censorship resurrect debate over Section 230 and copyright reform? All this and more, on today's episode of stuff you should know about IP.

How important are NFT’s becoming to digital artists – and what does this mean in the world of copyrights?

Should "Big Pharma" give up their patent rights to the new COVID-19 vaccines for the sake of mankind? Billionaire tech giant turned philanthropist; Bill Gates says “NO.” But, President Joe Biden says… maybe? Today’s episode features special guest Ben Hoopes, Patent Counsel at HP to discuss this topic.

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