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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program course. Artists in the digital space have always been vulnerable to the unauthorized distribution, copying, and sale of their work. What Can Be Done?

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Central Role of IP and Marketing in Business Design

azrights

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP.

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Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China

IP Tech Blog

There are, however, several challenges related to obtaining IP protection for algorithms in China. Lack of IP protection may expose the development to theft, infringement and misuse by Chinese competitors and it may result in huge economic losses for the developers. But rights holders must be prepared.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this part 1, we tackle the first of three questions regarding the legal copyright landscape from an NFT purchaser’s perspective, as the extent to which the IP framework applies to NFTs remains uncertain. We address these questions in a two-part post.

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Fish Principal Chad Shear Authors Article for Life Sciences IP Review, “A Guide for Life Sciences Entrepreneurs”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The strength of a company’s IP is a central factor in determining its value, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the life sciences industry. PDF copy available. The strength of a company’s IP is a central factor in determining its value, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the life sciences industry.

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Do You Know The Best Way to Protect Your Intellectual Property?

azrights

Intellectual Property (IP) is part and parcel of business, yet it abounds with misconceptions. IP is about managing competition. So, making the right choice of name and other branding elements, and being able to identify how IP protects key assets, is the best way to protect a business. Nor are commercial lawyers trained in IP.

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

IIPRD

If IP theft is widespread, it has the potential to destroy an e-commerce business and also randomly disclosing of intellectual property prior even applying for its safeguarding is a common error made by most IP holders. IP assets make up the vast majority of the corporate resources.