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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

SpicyIP

Class 9: Virtual two wheelers; virtual motorcycles; virtual scooters; virtual three wheelers; virtual electric vehicles; virtual gaming studio, virtual gaming parlour, downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and non-fungible tokens. The definition of these terms is unclear.

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Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

The question of ownership in the virtual world, particularly in video games, has long been debated. On the trademark side, relevant is this post by Bhavya Solanki and Medha Bhatt discussing the applicability of the fair use provisions of trademark law to the unauthorized use of trademarks in the virtual world.

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Brand Protection in the Metaverse: What Brands Need to Know

Corsearch

There are different definitions of what the metaverse is. Stored on the blockchain, an NFT (non-fungible token) is a unique token created in relation to a specific digital asset, like an image, music track or video clip. The accuracy and traceability of ownership is the key attraction here.