The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

Consider the recent WIPO webinar , "Blockchain Whitepaper for IP Ecosystems", at which the view was expressed that the future of IP management rights could include a solution that utilizes tokens, and, in particular, non-fungible tokens. The process of creating a digital asset with a smart contract is called "minting".

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 24, 2024

Firstly, it unanimously found the creator of MetaBirkin NFTs guilty of trademark violation on all three counts. Secondly, it refused to recognize those non fungible tokens as an ‘Art’ and held them disentitled for any protection under the ‘First Amendment’. The nine-person jury made two important observations.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Today, we’re going to talk about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). What Is A Trademark & How Does It Impact NFT Drops? A trademark can be any word or phrase symbol design combination of things that identifies your goods and services in the marketplace. My name is NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

With the Metaverse and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) being the common buzzwords as of late, the USPTO (US Patent & Trademark Office) has been experiencing a significant rise in the number of Trademark Applications filed in the virtual sphere to safeguard the products and services.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute. Non-fungible tokens (‘NFTs’) have occupied a significant space in current legal discourse, in no small part due to the numerous legal questions that have emerged in their wake. The views expressed in the piece are personal.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

The new gems being mined are the non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are already at the center of several trademark battles. However, for Nike, the NFTs would significantly differ from paper receipts because its trademark is not being used only in connection with the purchased shoe, but as a source designator.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

It provides an unmatched degree of design and layout possibilities. Not to mention, it allows for almost infinite expansion, allowing marketers to design apparel of any size. The players can collect up to 30 NFTs in the game, 10 of which are designed by the artist Beeple [i].

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