Trademarks, NFTs, and the Law of the Metaverse

Authors

Michael D. Murray, University of KentuckyFollow

Abstract

This Article discusses the early encounters of NFTs, trademarks, and the legal system. This work will examine the areas where NFT creators are getting into or are likely to get into trouble with the law and policy of trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and the related legal causes of action of false endorsement and false designation of origin. United States law is being applied in lawsuits that already are being adjudicated in the real world concerning subject matter that exists only in cyberspace, the pre-cursor to the metaverse.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Notes/Citation Information

Michael D. Murray, Trademarks, NFTs, and the Law of the Metaverse, 6 Ariz. L. J. Emerging Tech. 3 (2023)

Repository Citation

Murray, Michael D., "Trademarks, NFTs, and the Law of the Metaverse" (2023). Law Faculty Scholarly Articles. 781.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/law_facpub/781