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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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Who Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? – JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. The district court initially punted on the ownership question. We blogged this case twice before. While it was true that the accounts were imbued with aspects of Ms.

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Nike Tries to Stomp Out StockX’s Attempt to Sell NFTs of Nike Sneakers

The IP Law Blog

In what could be one of the biggest NFT cases to arise so far, Nike has sued resale marketplace StockX for trademark infringement in the Southern District of New York, claiming that StockX is selling NFTs that display Nike’s trademarks without Nike’s permission.

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The EU resolves doubts surrounding the protection of trademarks in relation to NFTs

Garrigues Blog

District Court for the Southern District of New York for designing, minting and offering handbags inspired by Hermès’ famous Birkin handbag, under the name “MetaBirkins”. Indeed, we are witnessing an exponential increase in the number of trademark applications for these types of assets. The EUIPO’s guidelines as from 2023.

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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

SpicyIP

From a trademark law perspective, however, the decision as to whether or not such a separate classification is necessary will depend on consumer experience with these goods and whether consumers perceive these ‘virtual goods’ as definable and having inherent value. Dec 15, 2021.

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Understanding the Contents of a Patent

LexBlog IP

The inventor’s rights to the patent vary depending on ownership, further explained below. What it contains: type of patent document – the type of patent document can inform stakeholders of whether the patent is a design, utility, or plant patent. TheGemAdvancedAnimation.prototype = {. initialize: function () {. Contact Rob.

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Trademark Extraterritoriality: Abitron v. Hetronic Doesn’t Go the Distance (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In addition, the opinion has important ramifications for domestic trademark law through its identification of “use in commerce” as the actionable domestic conduct. Now in trademark law, extraterritorial reach is a simple on-off switch: Is there use in commerce or not? In Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc.