The Year in Trademark Law – 2022 Popular Reads on JD Supra

Here’s a quick look at some of the most widely read Trademark Law updates and commentary published on JD Supra throughout 2022:

  1. Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse: Hèrmes v. Rothschild and the MetaBirkins Saga – by Jodi-Ann Tillman at Shutts & Bowen
  2. The Rise in NFT and Metaverse-Related Trademark Applications – by Olivia Jones at Ingram
  3. Québec’s Bill 96: Implications of the French language law for trademark owners – by Jennifer McKay and Samantha Spector at Dentons
  4. MarkIt to Market® – February 2022: Does NFT Appropriation Art Appropriate Trademark Rights? – by Ivy Clarice Estoesta and Kathleen Wills at Sterne Kessler
  5. Nike Tries to Stomp Out StockX’s Attempt to Sell NFTs of Nike Sneakers – by Josh Escovedo at Weintraub Tobin
  6. 2021 In Review: Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents – by Lois DuquetteBrian GreggThomas GulickOlivia Levine at McNees
  7. The Ninth Circuit Leaves Open the Delta-8 THC Legal Loophole in an Intellectual Property Dispute – by Jodi Green and Delfina Homen at Miller Nash
  8. Patent Poetry: Rapper 6ix9ine Loses Stage Name Trademark – by Adam Philipp at AEON Law
  9. Decentralized Domains: Metaverse Land Grab – by Lisa Bollinger GehmanKevin Wallace, and Deborah Wilcox at BakerHostetler
  10. Nike v. StockX Case Highlights Many Unanswered Questions About IP and NFTs – by Benjamin Stasa at Brooks Kushman
  11. Federal Court Rules MetaBirkin NFTs Entitled to First Amendment Protection in Hermès Trademark Case – by Kasey Boucher and Jonathan Gelchinsky at Pierce Atwood
  12. As NFTs Blur the Line Between “Receipt” and “Product”, Trademarks Owners Fight Over New Virtual Markets – by Peter CramerBrendan O’Rourke at Proskauer
  13. Stone Brewing Co. LLC v. Molson Coors Brewing Company – Ruling in Trademark Infringement Brewery Battle Serves Up Important Reminders for Brand Owners – by Carrie Lofts at Foster Garvey