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Protection of Non-Fungible Tokens in Vietnam

IP and Legal Filings

NFTs ( Non-fungible token ) are digital assets that represent tangible or intangible items, built on existing or newly-created blockchain networks. They can be a digital depiction of anything, including real estate, hotel bookings, tunes, artwork, and game objects. Introduction.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

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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Ownership Claim Over NFT Sotheby's Sold For $1.5M Tossed

IP Law 360

A New York federal judge dismissed a Canadian entity's lawsuit claiming to own Quantum, a digital artwork certified by a non-fungible token that Sotheby's sold for $1.47 million, saying on Friday it appeared the litigation is an "attempt to exploit open questions of ownership in the still-developing NFT field."

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[Guest post] What is an NFT? A comment to the EUIPO Guidance on NFTs

The IPKat

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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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

SpicyIP

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. As is being argued in the Nike case, it may also be argued that virtual goods are nothing but a representation / proof of ownership of a physical product. Application date. Description (shortened).

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Non-Fungible Tokens in India- Implications Buyers Must Consider

IP and Legal Filings

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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COPYRIGHT IN METAVERSE

Intepat

Issues of ownership, counterfeit goods, and infringements are rising concerns, threatening the sustainability of creativity in the metaverse. Copyright and Ownership in the Metaverse In the metaverse, copyright applies to digital creations such as virtual art, music, designs, and even entire virtual worlds.