Metaverse and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Challenges and Opportunities from a Trademark Law Perspective

The rapid development of the metaverse and its constituent components brings with it a host of challenges and opportunities covering a myriad of aspects. However, there is one field that has a special intersection with the new form of interaction proposed by the metaverse. We refer to property that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alvarado Bayo, María del Carmen, Supo Calderón, Daniela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/25672
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/25672
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Metaverso
Non-fungible token
NFT
Propiedad intelectual
Derecho de marcas
Acciones por infracción
Jurisprudencia comparada
Blockchain
Metaverse
NFTs
Intellectual property
Trademark law
Infringement actions
Comparative case law
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Sumario:The rapid development of the metaverse and its constituent components brings with it a host of challenges and opportunities covering a myriad of aspects. However, there is one field that has a special intersection with the new form of interaction proposed by the metaverse. We refer to property that is valuable both physically and virtually: intellectual property. Specifically, within the field of intellectual property, we will refer to the role played by trademarks in the metaverse and in the so-called Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), considering -particularly- the challenges and opportunities presented by this new virtual reality.