On November 23, 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office and the US Copyright Office issued a request for public comment on the subject of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property rights. Comments are due by Monday, January 9, 2023.
Technology and innovation
Branding alert for Royal Warrant holders
Kat friends Jamie Brazier and Abida Chaudri provide an enlightening discussion of the right to use the Royal Arms following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
It was with great sadness that the world learned, on 8 September 2022, of…
Are we (virtually) there yet? Waiting for the rise of the metaverse from a brand owner’s perspective
We are now almost one year on from Mark Zuckerberg’s much talked-about October 2021 letter announcing, among other things, the change of the name of his company from Facebook to Meta, reflecting the company’s commitment to revolutionising social connection through…
TTAB rules reckless disregard for the truth constitutes fraud
In Chutter, Inc. v. Great Management Group, LLC, a precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) held that recklessly false representations made during the course of the trademark application process satisfy the level of intent required to…
NFTs and Intellectual Property Rights
Any creative endeavour is in theory capable of being tokenised or “NFT’d”. Record prices are being reached for the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). But what are NFTs? How are they created? Why are they so valuable? What does the…