Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have become a buzzword in recent years. By purchasing an NFT one only purchases an actual digital token that normally contains a link to or a copy of a digital artwork. Wikipedia defines an NFT as “ a record on a blockchain which is associated with a particular digital or physical asset.

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IPilogue

APRIL 11, 2022

Dirk Visser of Leiden University moderated this discussion on non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) and intellectual property (“IP”), which featured three speakers— Richard Lehv , Alexandra Giannopoulou , and Andres Guadamuz —who discussed different aspects of NFTs through their individual presentations. Dr. Andres Guadamuz.

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The IPKat

MAY 3, 2022

We’ve had Decentraland’s ‘ Metaverse Fashion Week ’, where attendees could buy wearable NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens, non-interchangeable digital assets stored on a blockchain), PrettyLittleThing’s first virtual model (launched to a mixed reaction), and the entry of Shiba Inu coin ('SHIB' – an alternative to Dogecoin) into the Metaverse.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Another layer of complexity arises from the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which have become the metaverses digital asset backbone. Legal and Technological Challenges One of the foremost legal challenges is the absence of unified international copyright laws tailored to the metaverse.

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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). 1]. Ripple Labs, Inc. 20-cv-10832, ECF No. 4 (S.D.N.Y. 16, 2018), available at: [link]. [3]. 3].

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

I am an attorney specializing in blockchain technology. Today, we’re going to talk about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Copyrights protection for the artwork itself is also critical. My name is NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer. We will look at two popular NFT offerings, the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Crypto Punks.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

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. NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

My name is Enrico Schaefer, I am a technology attorney with traverse legal PLC, and today I want to talk about nonfungible tokens or NFTs. Blockchain and blockchain technology is in the spotlight right now. With that in mind, we now have something called non-fungible tokens or NFTs. ” Enrico Schaefer.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2022

Eager to cash in on the non-fungible token (‘NFT’) boom, as widely reported in the media, Quentin Tarantino recently announced plans to auction off seven ‘exclusive scenes’ from the 1994 motion picture Pulp Fiction in the form of NFTs,” the complaint read. .

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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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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

An NFT or “non-fungible token” is a digital asset that links ownership to unique digital items. Non-fungible tokens have been designed to give you ownership of something that cannot be replicated or copied. Any individual can buy an artwork print, but only one person owns the original piece.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction In the ever-evolving intersection of technology and creativity, a groundbreaking revolution is underway – AI-generated art. AI-generated art represents a fusion of human ingenuity in crafting algorithms and the machine’s ability to produce artworks autonomously.

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

The basic explanation is that an NFT, or “non-fungible token” is a digital asset that links ownership to unique digital items. Non- fungible tokens have been designed to give a person ownership of something, kind of like modern day digital collectibles. NFT Technology. What are NFTs?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular. The nation’s legal framework appears to desire to include the special non-fungible traits of NFTs, and this tendency will only continue to advance quickly. The current rules and regulations acknowledge the use of blockchain technology.

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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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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. and empowers investigating agencies to access and intercept data.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2021

According to the CJEU, seeding (an uploading technology used in peer-to-peer file sharing) does constitute an act of communication/making available to the public. Other Katfriend Sandra Torillas Rodríguez prepared a guest post on the non-fungible tokens’ (NFTs) implications for IP.

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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

MAY 24, 2024

The advent of state-of-the-art technology has especially brought this tussle to the fore, exacerbating the conflict between the two competing rights. Secondly, it refused to recognize those non fungible tokens as an ‘Art’ and held them disentitled for any protection under the ‘First Amendment’.

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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.

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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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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

Over the last several months, there have been dozens of news stories about cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and the related technologies they have created. Blockchain is a technology that has emerged as an innovative, record-keeping technology that authenticates transactions. The Mona Lisa is non-fungible.

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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.

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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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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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Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The rise of digital assets and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) adds new dimensions to the field of IP valuation. Digital assets encompass a wide range of online-based entities, from virtual real estate and digital artwork to domain names and software applications.

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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 technology and art advance, markets are never far behind. Read the full article on World Intellectual Property Review.

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IIPRD

JUNE 9, 2024

Any physical device that can improve the virtual experience and blend the virtual world with the real world can get a patent, for example, headsets, cameras, haptic gloves, scanning sensors, AR and VR Technology, etc. Hermès claimed that Rothschild’s digital artworks infringed upon its legally protected intellectual property rights.

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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? This is no different with blockchain-native domains such as ‘.eth’.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It is no news that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have taken over the sphere of digital currency. But in this sphere of metaverse and blockchain currencies, the Ethereum blockchain has gained skyrocketing popularity with the evolution of Non-Fungible Tokens. Introduction. IP Implications under NFTs.

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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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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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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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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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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Along with these evolutions in the digital space, forms of investment and ownership are also advancing to make use of these technologies. The adoption and use of blockchain technology is spreading rapidly across various industries and the sports industry is no exception. However, the underlying digital artwork itself is not the NFT.

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IPilogue

JUNE 13, 2022

Still, the straightforward process for creating non-fungible tokens (NFT) has accelerated the theft of digital art. Artists in the digital space have always been vulnerable to the unauthorized distribution, copying, and sale of their work.

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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. The Specific Chinese Name for NFTs. They sold out within roughly 20 minutes.

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