TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2022

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have been booming over the past year. I]t could also mislead others into believing they have the rights to pursue similar deals or offerings, when in fact Miramax holds the rights needed to develop, market, and sell NFTs relating to its deep film library,” the movie studio wrote.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 1, 2022

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). So, the question looms large: Are NFTs securities? 16, 2018), available at: [link]. [3].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. And why is that? Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. VEGAP has announced that it has appealed this judgment.

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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are one-of-a-kind tokens stored on blockchain that can be sold and traded. Therefore, respective trade organizations ought to respond to scams with a speed that matches that of the growing NFT market. As NFTs have gained popularity, scam sites are becoming more common.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

With that in mind, we now have something called non-fungible tokens or NFTs. Be an NFT expert if you want to take advantage of this emerging market. You can create a digital or non-digital asset and attach that to an NFT. You’re going to get that non-digital vinyl album in this case.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

NFT stands for non-fungible token. Non-fungible basically means unique. By way of comparison, a $10 note is an example of a fungible asset, because it can be replaced with another $10 note, or two $5 notes. NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. We’re glad you asked.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Virtual characters can play themed games, create original artwork, visit exhibition locations, shop for virtual clothing for their collections or gaming outfits, and partake in social events after arriving in “Gucci Town.” Users are expressing their annoyance at the frauds that have already taken over the NFT market.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

NFTs, which stand for “ Non-Fungible Tokens ,” must first be understood in order to comprehend what “fungible” means. A commodity is said to be fungible in economics if it can be exchanged for another unit of the same commodity without losing any value. Conclusion.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular. As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. Copyright: NFTs are closely related to artworks that are the subject to copyright and related rights protection.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets. Also consider international markets.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 24, 2024

Secondly, it refused to recognize those non fungible tokens as an ‘Art’ and held them disentitled for any protection under the ‘First Amendment’. However, it is unlikely that people with deep pockets who often find themselves in the waitlist for Hermès bags be fooled by virtual unaffiliated products in the NFT market.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets. Also consider international markets.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. Court decided that an NFT platform must be responsible for the digital works it trades.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Given the rapid growth of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market, it was just a matter of time until a court recognised the labyrinth of intellectual property difficulties that surrounded the distribution and sale of NFT digital works. Court decided that an NFT platform must be responsible for the digital works it trades.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Depending upon which side of the fence you’re sitting on, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are either the greatest economic innovation of the twenty-first century or the biggest grift since Lyle Lanley sold Springfield a monorail. But love them or hate them, people can’t seem to stop talking about them.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A non-fungible token, also known as NFT, is a one-of-a-kind digital item stored on a public digital ledger (a blockchain), which provides a certificate of ownership to a particular individual². Or is the answer somewhere in between? What is an NFT? They can be designed and minted in-house or, increasingly, by licensees.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

Principal Cynthia Walden and Associate Sarah Kelleher discuss the non-fungible token (NFT) trend across the fashion industry and what this digital arena means for trademark protection and enforcement. As is the case with NFTs, it is not the token people are willing to spend on, it’s the new and edgy concept.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2023

We have previously discussed the thorny intellectual property implications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of a unique digital media item. This issue recently came to a head in a 64-page federal court decision in Friel v.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

billion in sales in 2021 alone, the non-fungible token (“NFT”) has recently undergone a dramatic rise in prominence in the cryptoverse, similar to the “crypto summer” of 2017-18 or the “DeFi summer” of 2020. By: Joshua Durham. With an astounding $17.7 What is the (Legal) Bottom Line?

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

‘Influencer marketing,’ albeit a new word, has emerged as one of the most effective strategies to create money across all industries. In today’s market, a distinct brand identity is critical in all company sectors. Build your market reputation. Trademarks. Obtain legal ownership verification.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

” So although it was the NFTs themselves that garnered prices comparable to real-life luxury handbags, Hermès’ infringement claim necessarily had to center around unauthorized use of the mark for the underlying artwork.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. Miramax LLC v.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. Since this is a nascent market, the earlier a name is registered and the more effort trademark holders put into educating the public about selection, endorsement and sponsorship functions (e.g. Feb 25, 2022.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2022

A comment to the EUIPO Guidance on NFTs by Paolo Maria Gangi As The IPKat reported a few days ago here , the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently released some guidance notes on its approach to the classification of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The NFT art market, that is NFTs which specifically link an artwork or a digital file (a song, for example), have already gone mainstream and, of course, artists and projects owners have asked lawyers to prepare IP licenses to protect their IP. Let alone was it clear how to protect the IP rights in the artwork linked to it.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to a report by Markets and Markets, the cryptocurrency market is expected to grow from USD 1.6 Apart from this, Non-Fungible Tokens, the brainchild of Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash, is a unit of data stored in a digital ledger that certifies that the digital asset is unique and is hence non-interchangeable.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

art market, the Report concluded that there was no immediate need to impose new regulations on the art market to combat money laundering and terrorism finance. Yet the Report also discussed how the art market remains susceptible to money laundering and describes how market participants can minimize this risk. Background.

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The IPKat

MARCH 2, 2023

the artwork linked to the NFT) representing Hermès Birkin although, in the Metabirkin collection and contrary to the physical Hermés product, the bags are depicted as fur-covered). the artwork) is, in fact, negligible while the value of the NFT is its value as a symbol of luxury and as a form of investment.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Role of Copyright Law – Part II by Peter Mezei , João Pedro Quintais , Alexandra Giannopoulou and Balázs Bodó. The Rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Role of Copyright Law – Part I by Peter Mezei , João Pedro Quintais , Alexandra Giannopoulou and Balázs Bodó.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

JULY 6, 2022

One recent case gives some indication on how the English courts are responding in a dispute about trading blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) between a trading platform and its user ( Soleymani v Nifty Gateway LLC [2022] EWHC 773 (Comm) ). In Nifty's auction, one piece of artwork was linked to 100 NFTs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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IPilogue

JULY 8, 2022

An Artist Resale Right (ARR) allows the artist or the artist’s estate to profit or financially benefit from the sale of the artist’s work in secondary markets after the original sale. This situation is why artists around the world advocate for resale rights. As of May 2022, Canada does not have a policy towards ARR in place.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

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?

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs is the latest trend that has taken the world of art and technology by storm. Many aspiring artists have now started converting their physical and digital artworks into NFTs and putting it up for sale, with many making considerable profits. Introduction.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 13, 2022

NFT stands for Non-Fungible Tokens. Crypto is fungible i.e., they can be traded; one for another however, NFTs are unique, and one can’t be equal to another. This whole process of commercially buying unique digital art in the form of non-fungible tokens is based on a public ledger called the Ethereum blockchain.

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