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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. They serve as a medium for new ideas, images, and sounds.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

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 β€œnon-fungible tokens” but also β€œNew Frontiers for Trademarks.”.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

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. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks.

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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. It starts with the Chinese translation of Non-Fungible Tokens. This case at a minimum provides persuasive authority that copyrights protect NFTs.

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

LexBlog IP

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. It starts with the Chinese translation of Non-Fungible Tokens. Trademark Ownership and Infringement. Is this the same in the US and China?

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NFT Update:Β  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTsΒ 

LexBlog IP

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or β€œNFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art marketβ€”artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. Damon Dash.

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed. But that doesn’t seem particularly relevant, because the derivative works at issue are actually the screenplay scans, not the NFTs.

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