JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2023

NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS AND TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT: WHERE DOES THE LAW STAND? StockX, LLC, Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against StockX, LLC, an online resale sneaker retailer, in February 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Trademark Law Intellectual Property Law Trademark 102

IPilogue

JANUARY 26, 2023

Areeb Daimee is a 2L JD candidate at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law. With the rise of significant non-fungible token (“NFT”) trademark disputes taking place in the United States, Canada is looking towards the outcomes of those cases in order to interpret Canadian trademark law in relation to NFTs.

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Trademark Law Non-Fungible Tokens Trademark Law 115

Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The year saw many trademark stories in the news as backlogs continued at the USPTO even while application filing numbers dropped from their all time highs during the two previous years. Here are the biggest trademark stories of 2022 that we have been following at EMP&A. Trademark Scams. © 2022 Erik M.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Feb 25, 2022. March 4, 2022. Feb 22, 2022. Class 9: Virtual two wheelers; virtual motorcycles; virtual scooters; virtual three wheelers; virtual electric vehicles; virtual gaming studio, virtual gaming parlour, downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and non-fungible tokens.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

A shortened Office Action response time of 3 months (previously 6 months), with an extension available for a fee, effective December 1, 2022. Two new ex parte proceedings to allow for potential cancellation of trademarks not properly used in commerce. NFT trademarks. 2022 is likely to see even more developments in this field.

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Editing Non-Fungible Tokens Trademark All Rights Reserved 147

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Now make it digital, cover it in fur and sell it as a non-fungible token (NFT) called “MetaBirkin” for at least 3.8 Does this count as an artistic expression protected under First Amendment rights of expression and speech, or is it a trademark infringement upon a beloved fashion icon? Ethereum (about $6900 Canadian).

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Trademark Law Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Law 105

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In 2022, “Gucci” and “Roblox” opened a permanent “Gucci Town” as part of their ongoing partnership. ” Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have also been investigated by other Indian companies for application in the metaverse.

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