Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Paolo Maria Gangi (Studio Gangi) on a recent case addressing the legal nature of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). When a name expires, the original token attached to that name cannot be traded any longer but technically still exists in the blockchain.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. So from our perspective, NFTs stands not only for “non-fungible tokens” but also “New Frontiers for Trademarks.”.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v. Rothschild began selling his METABIRKINS NFTs in December 2021.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 19, 2022

Well, in the web2 world, there are three centralized companies involved in every Web 2 domain registration. Token contracts include self-executing software code which makes ownership immutable – unchanging over time and unable to be changed – unless the little guy agrees. Think of web2 domain names like this.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to a report by Markets and Markets, the cryptocurrency market is expected to grow from USD 1.6 With uncertainty looming over several corporate and non-corporate entities, digital currencies have managed to garner attention. Several reports have suggested that there exist over 500 blockchain patents worldwide.

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