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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 15: Caltech and Microsoft Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit; USPTO and USCO Release Joint NFT Study; and Danish Soccer League Wins Trademark Battle with the Super League

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) release a joint study on the IP implications of non-fungible tokens (NFTs); The New York Times Company denies “hacking” ChatGPT; and Caltech and Microsoft settle a wi-fi patent infringement case.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including analyses of cases dealing with issues such as unconventional signs (i.e., disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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Decentralized Domains: Metaverse Land Grab

IP Intelligence

This post will focus on decentralized domain names and why trademark owners should understand what they are and perhaps even consider registering some for their brands. . But for decentralized domains, where there is no such centralized mechanism, what does a trademark owner do if an unauthorized third party registers a [brand].eth

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

TRADE MARKS The so-called "metaverse" and "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs) have generated hype among technology enthusiasts over the past two years. In addition, potential and tangible intersections between intellectual property and these trending topics were recently discussed by The Trademark Lawyer Magazine.

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IP infringement in Metaverse

IIPRD

Many big companies are getting ready to enter the world of Metaverse, for example, Nike for the purpose of selling virtual footwear and apparel in the virtual world of metaverse filed many trademark applications with the U.S These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs. Copyright Infringement.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

SpicyIP

NFTs (Non-fungible tokens), which act as a certificate of ownership for whatever the creator puts up for sale, allow artists to set their preferred terms of contract while making sales. She argues that this effort entails an element of creativity thus renders the argument of non-originality moot.