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In May 2021, a phenomenal IPilogue submission by Keir Strickland-Murphy (Osgoode Law ‘22) touched on the recent boom of Non- fungibleTokens. In this piece, I will recapitulate Strickland- Murphy’s exploration of IP ownership of Non-fungibleTokens and expand on recent developments since May.
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Perfect timing to take a look at what the surrounding blogs have posted over the past few days! " The Kluwer Trademark Blog provides a summary of the background and outcome of the above decisions. The Kluwer CopyrightBlog reports on a recent Italian Supreme Court decision addressing this question.
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sued StockX LLC for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution, and related causes. Nike alleges that StockX is selling unauthorized non-fungibletokens (“NFTs”) of Nike sneakers. On February 3 rd 2022 Nike Inc. These issues are novel in their involving the metaverse.
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The emergence of blockchain-supported Non-FungibleTokens (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-FungibleTokens. Copyright Enforcement. The Specific Chinese Name for NFTs.
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