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Lawsuits are spiking on the issue of whether non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) qualify as “real” goods for the purpose of trademark protection – May 16, 2022

CoCal IP Law Institute

Non-fungible tokens ("NFTs") - what are they, anyhow? On Monday, May 16, 2022, SoCal IP Law Group LLP partner Marina L. Technically, they are a digital asset. Again, what does that mean?

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Tokenization of intellectual property for IP rights management

The IPKat

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. A token could be already issued when you apply for an industrial IP (e.g.,

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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. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents.

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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. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents.

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IP infringement in Metaverse

IIPRD

It identifies the product of that company and recognizes its own and gives some rights to ownership that can be enforced. A trademark means the identifiable phrase, symbol, and the word that stands for the specific product that has capacity to legally distinguish itself from other products present in the marketplace of like appearance.

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