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Court Sets New Limits on Use of Copyrighted Materials to Train AI Models

McCarter & English, LLP on 7/15/2025

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a pressing legal debate over how copyrighted materials can be used to train generative AI systems, particularly large language models (LLMs), without permission...more

Social Links: If the Suit Fits

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 12/13/2024

Character Technologies has been hit with two lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit (among other claims), in less than two months over its popular Character.ai chatbot. The first was filed in the U.S. District Court for...more

Is the Copyright Threat to Generative AI Overhyped? Implications of Kadrey v. Meta

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 2/9/2024

In November 2023, Meta successfully had nearly all of the claims against it dismissed in the Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc. suit, a victory with potential implications for other technology companies with generative AI tools....more

Real-world disputes in the virtual world

A&O Shearman on 10/4/2023

The laws that govern the metaverse are grounded in those of Planet Earth. Private civil laws relating to contract, tort, IP and data privacy all bite, as do criminal and regulatory laws. Where the difference lies is in their...more

China Starts Registering Trademarks Filed for NFTs and Virtual Goods in the Metaverse

Quarles & Brady LLP on 9/21/2023

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

No Laughing Matter: Comedian Sarah Silverman Sues Meta Platforms and OpenAI for Copyright Infringement

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/24/2023

Comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden recently filed class-action lawsuits against Meta Platforms (parent company of Facebook) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI (backed by Microsoft Corp.) for...more

Marketing in the Metaverse

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/14/2023

The metaverse presents exciting new opportunities for brands to engage a new audience through interactive virtual environments and immersive experiences, including with virtual products that cross the digital divide. Many...more

2023 IP Outlook: The Impact of the Metaverse and NFTs on IP Protections

McDermott Will & Schulte on 2/20/2023

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

Hermès Successfully Defends its Trademark in the Metaverse

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/10/2023

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

IP Rights in Virtual Fashion: Lessons Learned in 2022 and Unanswered Questions

Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/11/2023

There was a lot of talk and much hype about the “metaverse” in 2022. While some were skeptical and stayed on the sidelines to watch, many companies began offering virtual counterparts to their real-world products for use by...more

Metaverse Primer

Shipkevich PLLC on 1/5/2023

The term “metaverse” first appeared in 1992 as an abstract concept in Neal Stephenson’s dystopian novel Snow Crash. Two decades later, the Metaverse has since evolved from a mere idea to a figment of everyday reality, as it...more

London Brands Seminar: NFTs and the Metaverse

Hogan Lovells on 12/19/2022

On 16 November 2022, partners Joel Smith and Sahira Khwaja and other members of our London brands team, hosted a client seminar on the ‘Metaverse’, including a lively panel discussion with Nicola Wood, Chartered Trade Mark...more

ABA’s Innovation Trends Report: What law firms should know

Array on 10/25/2022

Law firms and the legal profession as a whole have the long-held reputation of being slow to innovate andstymied in tradition. In 2016 the American Bar Association launched its Center for Innovation to guide “innovations...more

Trademarks and Source Identifiers in the Metaverse: Practical Considerations for Brand Owners in a Newly Emerging Virtual...

Venable LLP on 10/4/2022

As technology and the physical lives of consumers continue to converge, businesses active in metaverse and blockchain technologies will need to think about how their brands and source identifiers might evolve or change...more

Meta Bags: NFT Complications and Considerations for Traditional Brand Owners

Stinson LLP on 9/26/2022

In yet another example of the law trying to keep up with technology, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision in Hermès International, et al. v. Mason Rothschild that examines...more

Virtual goods and NFTs – IP protection of digital assets in gaming, social media and the metaverse

Hogan Lovells on 9/7/2022

Digital assets and NFTs being all the rage, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is increasingly receiving trademark applications covering virtual goods and NFTs, the regulatory classification of which is...more

Trademarks in the Metaverse

Clark Hill PLC on 8/31/2022

The USPTO has shared new insights concerning Metaverse-based trademark applications. As brand owners attempt to expand their digital footprint, they are facing feedback from examining attorneys due to the likelihood of...more

Metaverse: A Jumpstart Guide to Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and International Considerations

Morgan Lewis on 8/31/2022

The term “metaverse” first appeared in Neal Stephenson’s dystopian novel Snow Crash in 1992. Two decades later, the metaverse has evolved from a concept in print into an interactive and immersive reality. Its hyper-realistic...more

Branding the Future: Advertising Law, the Metaverse, and NFTs - Part 1

Venable LLP on 8/29/2022

In his 1992 sci-fi thriller Snow Crash, author Neal Stephenson allowed his characters to escape from a dystopian Los Angeles into a completely virtual realm he called the metaverse. Thirty years later, in the age of...more

Metaverse Opportunities and Risks: What Your Business Should Know

Benesch on 8/22/2022

As investment in the metaverse grows, so does the number of business opportunities. Gauging this opportunity can be a challenge because the metaverse essentially represents a new market, and according to some, a new economy....more

Protecting Fashion Brands in the Metaverse and Beyond

Perkins Coie on 8/18/2022

By now, many have likely heard of the metaverse—a network of digital environments where individuals can use avatars to, among other things, interact and shop. The metaverse is undoubtedly one of the hottest topics in recent...more

The Metaverse: A Legal Primer for the Nonprofit Sector

ArentFox Schiff on 8/1/2022

The Metaverse is widely regarded as the next frontier in digital commerce, with organizations spending millions of dollars securing a presence by buying digital real estate and investing in platforms to be market leaders....more

Who Owns the Metaverse?

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 7/13/2022

Over the course of one year, the number of companies working on the metaverse grew from 200 in July 2021 to more than 500 now, according to a report by market researcher, Newzoo. This may be news to some who thought that Meta...more

A Trademark Guide to the Metaverse for Averse Brand Owners

Quarles & Brady LLP on 7/12/2022

Introduction - Recent technological developments have made topics like the metaverse, Web3, blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) commonplace. But nothing about these topics is common....more

Is It Time for a Test Drive in the Metaverse?

ArentFox Schiff on 7/6/2022

Buying a car has evolved from the days of brick and mortar dealerships to e-commerce, where consumers can select their preferred dealer, reserve, order, finance, and purchase a new or used vehicle in a seamless transaction....more

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