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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

Today, we’re going to talk about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). What Is A Trademark & How Does It Impact NFT Drops? A trademark can be any word or phrase symbol design combination of things that identifies your goods and services in the marketplace. Trademark rights protect more than the literal name.

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A Year Since Hermès Verdict: The Tussle Between Trade Mark Rights and Artistic Freedom Continues

IP and Legal Filings

Firstly, it unanimously found the creator of MetaBirkin NFTs guilty of trademark violation on all three counts. Secondly, it refused to recognize those non fungible tokens as an ‘Art’ and held them disentitled for any protection under the ‘First Amendment’. The nine-person jury made two important observations.

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Intellectual Property Rights for Social Media Influencers

IIPRD

For modern designers, this may be both a blessing and a curse. NFTs, or “non-fungible tokens,” are blockchain authentication certificates that apply to online physical goods like as pictures, music, movies, and graphics (as well as other digital content).

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Role Of NFTs In The Fashion Industry: An Overview

IIPRD

Recently, a new trend of merging of blockchain technology with creative intellectual property via non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) had taken place. The idea has spread across all market sectors, and now luxury fashion retailers have joined the tokenization bandwagon. Introduction. What are NFTs?