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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

These NFT drops offer valuable learning lessons which every NFT project, brand, and company must consider before launching their NFTs project. These two projects offer a roadmap for any company, brand, or agency looking to launch an NFT project. The “Crypto Punk” brand name is a trademark. Due diligence is critical.

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Why intellectual property rights are important for startups seeking funding from investors

LexBlog IP

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. Trademarks: A trademark is a type of intellectual property that protects brand names and logos. Investors and Due Diligence. What are intellectual property and intellectual property rights?

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Brand owners have already begun to catch up. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Brand owners have already begun to catch up. Other brand owners have been fighting back infringers, commentators and/or parodists as in the METABIRKINS saga.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. million USD sale of his “Warrior” painting, which became the most expensive Western artwork sold in Asia. Trade marks are typically associated with a brand and may include brand names, slogans and logos. The revenue generated by NFTs can be significant.