IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The National Information and Communication Technology Policy, 2015, has therefore been a key policy action. It encompasses all intersecting IT industries and might affect anything from social media use to surveillance, e-commerce, and technological innovation. NFTs are viewed as the future of ownership by enthusiasts.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2022

Comments on the EUIPO’s definition of NFT The EUIPO’s definition of an NFT partially resembles that of the United States Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO), which states that “ non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are maintained on a blockchain and typically represent digital items and authenticate their ownership ”.

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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. the plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against Hangzhou Yuanyuzhou Technology Co.,

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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. the plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against Hangzhou Yuanyuzhou Technology Co.,

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The rise of NFTs and blockchain technology – despite providing an NFT “loophole” – has also provided opportunities for artists to be compensated for the appreciation of their works. The study also found that the market continued to grow after the implementation of the resale right in 2006. Not all Canadian galleries oppose ARRs.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market. Ownership and Enforcement.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This is the unfortunate reality for most NFT projects: their artwork is entirely mutable which defeats the entire purpose of those NFTs. To explain, an NFT is a unique digital token stored on a blockchain—it acts as a record of ownership of an item, like a certificate of authenticity of a cat painting.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. The current rules and regulations acknowledge the use of blockchain technology.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Apart from revolutionizing the creative markets, the ability to obtain new artworks with an increasing marginalization of human contribution has inevitably tested the fitness of copyright legislations all over the world to deal with the so-called “artificial intelligence” (‘AI’). ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e.,

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items. In the meantime, the lines are still blurry between creative freedom, artistic value, fair use, ownership, marketplace competition, and commercialism in the digital age—at least with respect to NFTs.

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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. However, there is a growing market of unauthorized NFTs, with creators simply lifting the intellectual property of brands, artists, and celebrities.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

They then agreed that Chiusa would create and operate a website, colorcopper.com, marketing and distributing Stubenrauch’s copper sheets “to a new industry for copper countertops, bar tops and kitchen backsplash.” Chiusa also has a registration for a brochure, stating that he created “text, photograph(s), [and] artwork on p.1”

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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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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. Within the entertainment sector, patents may be pursued for novel technologies, procedures, or apparatuses that offer useful uses in the development, manufacturing, or dissemination of entertainment material.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

Howell ruled last Friday that the Register of Copyrights did not act “arbitrarily or capriciously” in denying a copyright registration to Dr. Stephen Thaler for artwork generated entirely by artificial intelligence. ” If the Copyright Office has more specific questions, they’ll ask.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Google , Meta and now even Apple have integrated foundation model technology into their lead products, albeit not without controversy. Is it a proper copyright ownership or an assigned license? There was almost no reference to ownership of training data that had come from parties other than the contractual partners.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

We also explain the alternative approach: how you can you use Corsearch’s AI-assisted technology and experts to do away with resource-sapping manual reviews and speed up enforcement. Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

This doctrine has a significant effect on the economic vitality of the NFT industry, especially when it comes to ‘online exhaustion’ and the prospect of a secondary market in digital content. Resale Rights Another notable difficulty when it comes to tokenising artworks is brought on by the resale right regime.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

While arguments exist that infringement of trademarks in connection with virtual goods and services should be covered by the “natural zone of expansion” doctrine, best practice would be to file applications for important brands for virtual versions of the brand’s goods or services and to ensure enforcement efforts cover this new market.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. Parallel to this, Non-Fungible Tokens, often known as NFTs, have seen tremendous growth as more and more people enter the market.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They can be a digital depiction of anything, including real estate, hotel bookings, tunes, artwork, and game objects. The candidate will obtain a certificate file right away confirming that they—and they alone—now possess ownership of this digital creation.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

NFTs are an attempt to enforce decentralization, ownership tracking, and value storage, while also making the lawful owner’s claim to the original work visible in the event of duplication. It aims to act as valid proof of ownership and grants the creator “digital bragging rights” through traceable proof of ownership.

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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? 1].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive. There is disagreement among commentators whether this is a desirable development.

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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. NFTs revolutionised the concept of ownership and digital art. 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.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

There has been limited case law citing the section 9(3) and there remains some ambiguity and academic debate on the ownership of computer-generated works under English law. an integral and essential part of a technological process; 4. This exception provides copyright will not be infringed by the making of a: 1.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Introduction The “ Metaverse ” has turned out as one of the most fiercely debated technological developments in the post-covid age. are concentrating on creating new features and technologies to allow people to communicate with each other successfully and efficiently online.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Forms of digital media or virtual artworks are traded among NFT traders in the current NFT market practice, frequently for astronomically high prices. ” The transfer of ownership or copyrights of the specific assets or works to another person is typically not specified in such smart contracts.

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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 NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos. The sole technology behind cryptocurrencies is called blockchain technology. billion in 2021 to USD 2.2

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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 Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership. NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. The ownership of an NFT can be easily authenticated, meaning buyers can have confidence that they are buying the real deal.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Even presently, user creation and ownership of valuable assets and currencies contribute to developing a unified metaverse, which includes VR Technology, Augmented Reality, virtual currencies, NFTs, and other similar technologies. The Metaverse comprises various technologies, each with its own IPR implications.

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