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[Guest post] What is an NFT? A comment to the EUIPO Guidance on NFTs

The IPKat

A comment to the EUIPO Guidance on NFTs by Paolo Maria Gangi As The IPKat reported a few days ago here , the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently released some guidance notes on its approach to the classification of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. More from our authors: International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice, Second Edition by Charlotte A. And why is that? We will have to keep an eye out for the second round.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm. In Part II we will discuss other copyright law implications of NFTs.

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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

With that in mind, we now have something called non-fungible tokens or NFTs. Top marketing places include: OpenSea – Built on ERC-721 and ERC-1551 non-fungible token standards – the largest marketplace for creator-owned digital goods – easy onboarding experience for new users – create your own storefront.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

The emergence of blockchain-supported Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has captured the interest of the entertainment and business worlds in the past couple of years. The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. It starts with the Chinese translation of Non-Fungible Tokens.

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Inside Arbitration: Cyber disputes – are there borders in the blockchain?

Herbert Smith Freehills

One recent case gives some indication on how the English courts are responding in a dispute about trading blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) between a trading platform and its user ( Soleymani v Nifty Gateway LLC [2022] EWHC 773 (Comm) ). In Nifty's auction, one piece of artwork was linked to 100 NFTs.

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IP and NFTs: Where are We?

LexBlog IP

February 2022: Nike sues online retailer StockX for trademark infringement based on StockX’s sale of NFTs for limited edition Nike sneakers that include images of the sneaker. District Court for the Central District of California. The case is in the discovery phase. Nike, Inc. StockX LLC , Case No. 1:22-cv-00983, U.S.

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