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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

SpicyIP

A list of trademarks applied for in the EU for ‘ downloadable virtual goods’ and ‘online virtual services’ was recently published by The IPKat here. Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. Dec 21, 2021.

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[Guest post] BAYC sues Ryder Ripps over unauthorized minting of NFTs

The IPKat

On 24 June 2022, BAYC sued Ryder Ripps, a conceptual artist and NFT creator for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), This is a U.S

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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

An NFT is a Smart Contract, meaning that it embeds specific basic contract terms in the NFT metadata that goes onto the blockchain. That Smart Contract, that token that can have unique data associated with it. You’ll also get digital collectible album artwork. Can they add it to an advertising campaign?

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Trademarks And the Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

In an effort to connect with a younger, tech-savvy consumer base, more and more firms are deciding to debut their products and advertise them electronically through the Metaverse. It ought to function similarly to how online contracts are upheld. It might be more difficult than ever in the metaverse to police brands.