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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

One of the biggest stories of 2021 in the ever evolving world of distributed ledgers and crypto currencies has been the rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). A Non-Fungible Token or NFT is a programmable digital unit of value which is recorded on a digital ledger. Introduction. What is NFT?

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First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Pitting Claims of Artistic Expression Involving NFTs Against Trademark Rights Should Have All Mark Owners Considering New Trademark Applications

JD Supra Law

Regardless of whether your business has any current plans to develop digital goods, including “non-fungible tokens” (NFTs), a recent verdict in a first-of-its-kind case involving trademark rights and digital assets should have all brand owners considering whether to secure new trademark registrations. By: Bodman

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

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”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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EUIPO sets out guidelines for trade marks relating to virtual goods and NFTs

The IPKat

As noted by GuestKat Becky Knott in her earlier post ( here ), brand owners have been very active in protecting their brands through attempts to secure trade mark registrations in response to the rise of the Metaverse. The items “ virtual goods ” and “ non-fungible tokens ” are both unacceptable on their own.

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Can an NFT infringe one's own trade mark rights? Yes, says Rome Court of First Instance

The IPKat

Bobo Vieri during his Juventus tenure Can the unauthorized production (minting), advertising, and offer for sale of a non-fungible token (NFT) infringe one’s own trade mark rights? Not too long ago the EUIPO also issued its own guidance on Virtual goods, non-fungible tokens and the metaverse (Katpost here ).

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Copyright & Trademark Policy To Watch in 2023

IP Law 360

Copyright and trademark attorneys this year will be keeping an eye on intellectual property agencies' joint study on non-fungible tokens, developments involving artificial intelligence, as well as a Trademark Modernization Act provision that could speed up the trademark registration process.

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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

SpicyIP

The Indian Trade Marks Registry is also seeing activity under classes 9, 35 and 41 for registration of trademarks in relation to ‘downloadable virtual goods’ and online virtual services. Application date. Description (shortened). Feb 25, 2022. Feb 22, 2022. Dec 21, 2021. Dec 21, 2021.