The Roblox Gaming Platform: Imagination In Action With Ari Staiman, President, Roblox China
Hot Topics in International Trade. All things Metaverse and Crypto, including the collapse of FTX with Braumiller Law Group
NFTs and Brands in the Metaverse
Fashion in the Metaverse: Looking Into the Future
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Hermès Tries to Bag Digital Designer Selling MetaBirkin NFTs
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Hermès Tries to Bag Digital Designer Selling MetaBirkin NFTs
A Look at the Metaverse’s Legal Implications, with Special Guest Samantha Green, Director of Content Marketing, Epiq
Fashion Counsel: Privacy in the Retail Fashion Industry
It's time corporate law firms got serious about their metaverse content marketing strategy
What is The Metaverse?
Innovation in Compliance - Enter The Metaverse with James Shannon
An Overview of P3s, CIDs and Smart Cities With Malaika Rivers - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Wax Studios
How lawyers can use Web 3.0 and the metaverse to build their brands and practices - Legally Contented Ep. 8 - Mitch Jackson
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: The Metaverse - Opportunities, Markets and Regulation
Monthly Minute | Brand Protection in the Metaverse
Monthly Minute | Brand Issues and Cryptocurrencies in the Metaverse
Monthly Minute | Intellectual Property in the Metaverse
Integrations Connect Crypto and Fiat Financial Products - This week saw the announcement of three cryptocurrency payments partnerships. In a recent press release, a major U.S. financial services company announced a...more
FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation published a report on “The Metaverse and the Implications for the Securities Industry” to raise awareness among its member firms and the broader securities industry and seek industry...more
Advances in technology have taken the world by storm in recent years and brand owners must adapt to new forms of expression and brand awareness. Enter the metaverse: an online virtual world where users can interact with each...more
The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“Chinese Trademark Office” or “the Office”) has recently approved a slew of marks filed for non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) and other goods and...more
Non-Fungible Trademark? How brand owners and content creators are transitioning their trademark rights to the metaverse, the problems that come up with adapting the law and these rights to the new technology....more
In our first part, we discussed the technological foundations of NFTs. Next, we turn to the legal issues, most certainly to be raised in any NFT litigation. NFT’s Intellectual Property Rights- Patent, copyright, trademark...more
This will be a two-part posting. In this first part, we will focus on the NFT technology, and in the second part the legal underpinnings. NFT technology presents an extraordinary opportunity for arbitration to be used as the...more
American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law returns for another exciting year with curated content showcasing powerful women in intellectual property. During this IP-focused conference, women...more
Notwithstanding recent turbulence in the cryptocurrency markets, digital assets of all types are seemingly here to stay. Bitcoin, stablecoins, non-fungible tokens a/k/a NFTs, and even digital currency exchanged in the...more
The concept of the metaverse, a virtual world where users interact with digital environments and each other in immersive ways, has gained significant attention in recent years. With advancements in virtual reality (VR) and...more
The line between free speech and brand protection remains blurry after a February jury verdict in the NFT case of Hermès Int’l. v. Rothschild and the recent Supreme Court oral arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v....more
Consider this scenario: you worked hard for many years and spent thousands of dollars building your brand. You even took the proper precautions and registered your trademark with the U.S. Trademark Office. Thanks to all that...more
Companies are pouring capital into the metaverse, often on expectations of outsized future returns. Investment in the metaverse more than doubled in 2022, and industry experts have projected that the metaverse could generate...more
...The internet-enabled virtual world of the metaverse is capturing the imagination of so many people that by the end of the decade five billion could be using it, according to a forecast by Citi. The metaverse is also...more
Although the metaverse as a retail market is a relatively new idea, both established and emerging fashion brands are trying to make the most of this new way of engaging with customers. Combining aspects of virtual reality,...more
In 2023, we believe that intellectual property issues in relation to the metaverse, blockchain technologies and crypto assets will continue to be an important focus for brand owners and for businesses entering or expanding...more
A nine-person jury in the Southern District of New York has found that "MetaBirkin" NFTs violate Hermès International SA's rights in its "Birkin" trademarks. This is the first trial to consider the intersection of NFTs and...more
How far does a trademark extend into the digital art world? French luxury fashion brand Hermès sought to answer this question in its precedent-setting case against artist Mason Rothschild, which concluded with a win for...more
Over the last few years, there has been increasing debate surrounding the appropriate trademark classification for digital assets. The most recent edition of the Nice Classification (the 12th Edition), which took effect on...more
With the start of the new year, the ArentFox Schiff Media & Entertainment Industry team reviews 10 of the most pressing legal issues for companies in 2023. 1. Sweeping Impact of Generative AI - The gale wind roaring into...more
With the start of the new year, the ArentFox Schiff Metaverse Industry team reviews 10 of the most pressing legal issues for companies in 2023....more
Hosted by American Institute, the 6th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Advertising Claims Substantiation returns for another exciting year with curated programming that shines a spotlight on finding solutions...more
A dispute between luxury fashion brand Hermès and digital artist Mason Rothschild over Hermès’ alleged trademark rights relating to the Hermès’ Birkin handbag is making waves as a New York federal judge has denied...more
The Metaverse is a minefield for intellectual property (IP) owners. Many of the threats to IP will be familiar — such as unauthorized use of trademarks, copying of content, and misuse of name/image/likeness. However, the best...more
The entertainment industry has transformed itself in recent years through the adoption of new technologies and is pioneering a variety of exciting new creative avenues. Below we predict what 2023 will bring, ranging from the...more