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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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Copyright Laws & Trademark Infringement for NFTs

Traverse Legal Blog

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Are NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) Considered Intellectual Property? What is a Non Fungible Token?

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[Guest post] Free Holdings case raises important issues regarding the legal nature of NFTs

The IPKat

The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Paolo Maria Gangi (Studio Gangi) on a recent case addressing the legal nature of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The legal nature of an NFT In each NFT there is a non-fungible token created by the smart contract and an image (e.g.,

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

The Court has also agreed to hear a patent case this term, and it will rule on a copyright fair-use case brought by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts that was heard this fall. Hetronic International, Inc. which will determine the scope of the Lanham Act as applied to trademark infringement that occurs outside the US.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular. Patent: Blockchain-related inventions can be protected as patents. Article 143 of the Patent Law provides patent holders recourse to file claims in the Commercial Court if the rights under their patent are infringed by another party.

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Principal Cynthia Walden and Associate Sarah Kelleher Author World Intellectual Property Review Article “Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does It Mean for Trademark Protection?”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

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. Read the full article on World Intellectual Property Review. PDF copy available. To File or Not to File.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse: Navigating the Virtual Frontier

IIPRD

When we talk about IPR in the metaverse various types of Intellectual Properties come into the picture, for example, copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Hermès claimed that Rothschild’s digital artworks infringed upon its legally protected intellectual property rights. Mason Rothschild.