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3 Count: Pulp NFT

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Samantha Handler at Bloomberg Law reports that the film studio Mirimax has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against director Quentin Tarantino over Tarantino’s plans to release of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) related to the film Pulp Fiction.

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Blow to AI, Clarity for Humans: Key Insights from the DABUS Rulings

IP Watchdog

The August 2019 announcement that two patent applications had been filed naming an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm as an inventor in the United States and a dozen other countries was regarded as disruptive and profound at the time. It was one of the hot topics in patent law during those last few months before the pandemic.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2021 (Meta TMA edition)

Erik K Pelton

Trademark filings related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) exploded in 2021. 2019: [link]. As of December 2021, filings are still high but have slowed in recent months. 2021 is still likely to be another record year for US trademark filings, despite the increased USPTO filing fees implemented in January. NFT trademarks.

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Taking the “Fun” Out of Non-Fungible Tokens: Could Securities Laws Apply to NFTs?

LexBlog IP

As many know by now, non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are unique units of data stored on a blockchain that have become an increasingly popular way to buy and sell artwork (as well as all kinds of other things). 16, 2018), available at: [link]. [3].

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

While substantially more applications for goods and services that include the terms “NFTs” and “non-fungible tokens” were filed in 2022 than 2021, the number of NFT applications began to decrease in the second half of 2022. 2019: [link]. Metaverse and NFT Filings Decrease. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular. 71 of 2019, dated October 10, 2019, regarding the Provision of Electronic Systems and Transactions. Introduction. NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. Government Regulation No.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Nepal

IP and Legal Filings

Early in 2019, the Nepali government proposed a comprehensive IT Bill to replace the current Electronic Transaction Act. NFTs, which stand for “ Non-Fungible Tokens ,” must first be understood in order to comprehend what “fungible” means.