IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Swiss Intellectual Property Institute and Zurich University’s Centre for Intellectual Property and Competition Law are working together on a research and policy initiative about the future of IP law in the context of artificial intelligence. AI is similar to previous computer-assisted inventions in several aspects.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Provisions of intellectual property law will be applicable to NFTs. Additionally, pursuant to Article 25 of the ITE Law, electronic information and electronic documents formed into an intellectual work, internet site or intellectual work contained therein are protected by intellectual property rights.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos. However, the UK and Spain Patents and Trademark office granted trademark protection to the ‘Bitcoin’ mark and its logo (Registration number: M4046141). The trademark laws used to regulate cryptocurrency-related marks are in their nascent stage.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whether it is a website designer hired to redesign a company website, a software developer hired to work on a company’s app, a graphic artist hired to create a new logo or artwork, or a copyrighter hired to write content, we have seen countless instances of these types of vendors taking shortcuts and “borrowing” assets from existing sources.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

The territory would ideally have to be the world, for an artwork or an article published online, and also, it would be difficult to practically take down the same after 5 years. It would probably be possible to take down one article, but how will this work in case of thousands or lakhs of such works.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Owners of NFTs linked to copyright protected works, whether buying or selling, need to be aware of both copyright and trademark law. But can you use the words “Bored Ape” when that brand is registered as a trademark by the project owner Yuga Labs? You bought a Bored Ape NFT. Does “Fair Use” Apply to NFTs?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Unicolors’s business model is to create artwork, copyright it, print the artwork on fabric, and market the designed fabrics to garment manufacturers.” (Readers who are already familiar with the facts of the case and the advantages of registration may skip to “Fraud on the Copyright Office” below.). Factual and Procedural Background.

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