article thumbnail

Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

The Indonesian government has examined the existence of blockchain technology cautiously, leaning more toward acceptance of the new technology than outright prohibition. The current rules and regulations acknowledge the use of blockchain technology. The approach now used for cryptocurrency and blockchain in general shows this.

article thumbnail

A Year Since Hermès Verdict: The Tussle Between Trade Mark Rights and Artistic Freedom Continues

IP and Legal Filings

The advent of state-of-the-art technology has especially brought this tussle to the fore, exacerbating the conflict between the two competing rights. The word Art cannot be limited to its ascribed traditional meaning and its extent should be deciphered taking into account the perpetually evolving technology.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

IP Tech Blog

In particular, Tsingtao alleged that such use of its registered trademark created in the relevant users the impression that the small breweries’ beer and brand was somewhat related to Tsingtao Beer. 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.”. 57 of the Trademark Law.

Trademark 104
article thumbnail

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

Traverse Legal Blog

I am an attorney specializing in blockchain technology. Buoyed Ape Yacht Club did an excellent job registering trademarks for their NFT project but is plagued by trademark infringers launching variations of their project on Open Sea and other platforms. Trademark rights protect more than the literal name.

article thumbnail

Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Facebook

Corsearch

We then explain the alternative to this resource-draining approach: using Corsearch’s AI-assisted technology and experts to speed up enforcement and significantly reduce the volume of infringement. If someone uses your mark without authorization, it constitutes trademark infringement.

article thumbnail

China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

LexBlog IP

In particular, Tsingtao alleged that such use of its registered trademark created in the relevant users the impression that the small breweries’ beer and brand was somewhat related to Tsingtao Beer. 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.”

article thumbnail

Intellectual Property Theft: A Menace

Kashishipr

With the advancement of technology and the overreaching effect of cyberspace, cyber crimes have also witnessed a surge. Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., by using the internet and computers as a medium.