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The Emperors’ New Codes: Understanding IP Community Ambivalence Toward Digital Assets

IP Watchdog

The rise in the value of crypto currencies in just three years to $3 trillion is vexing to businesses, investors and IP professional who are struggling to understanding where they fit in. The ascendance of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as an asset class also has caught practically everyone off-guard.

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2024 BakerHostetler IP Perspectives – Forecasts, Trends and Accomplishments

IP Intelligence

The inaugural BakerHostetler IP Perspectives (BHIPP) reflects BakerHostetler’s stance at the forefront of industry developments. Inspired by the client wins and business development highlights BHIPP was created to go a step beyond. Click here to read our inaugural BakerHostetler IP Perspectives (BHIPP).

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5 Key Takeaways - NFTs Demystified: Where We Are and Where We’re Going

JD Supra Law

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Rob Potter recently spoke at the Federal Bar Association’s IP Law Fall Conference 2022 on the topic of “NFTs Demystified: Where We Are and Where We’re Going.”

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Hermès’ Challenge of ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs Foretells Future Trademark Litigation Trends

IP Watchdog

The ongoing “MetaBirkin” lawsuit is unusual, however, in that it involves a designer brand and two of the latest, trending topics – non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse.

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Should I File Trademark Applications to Cover My Brands in the NFT/Metaverse/Virtual Worlds Space?

JD Supra Law

Trademark filings in the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) space are a hot topic these days in the media and IP Bar, and many brand owners are asking themselves whether it’s time to join in or risk being left behind. By: Lathrop GPM

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Yuga Labs Says Alleged NFT Ripoff Is No 'Monkey Business'

IP Law 360

A self-styled conceptual artist is copying and reselling images that are part of the Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token collection, the company behind the trendy digital art series told a California federal court.

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Trade Marks in the Virtual World: Is your Business Well Meta-Versed in Emerging Technology?

LexBlog IP

Introduction Digital technologies such as the metaverse, non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ), blockchain and augmented realities are directly influencing how we cultivate and protect various forms of intellectual property, including trade marks. physical) marks. .