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What's the future of NFTs? Well, they have stimulated some interesting ideas but the value of them is likely very limited and it will depend on the specific use case.

If you do not what you are investing in, don't invest.

The Coming Copyright/Trademark Storm for NFTs Last week, the NFT and crypto world saw its headlines dominated by the rapid rise and fall of the company HitPiece. Dubbed “ The Fyre Festival of NFT Startups “, the company had an ambitious plan to sell NFTs of every song ever made.

How true…

Behavior...

This is very much worth the read…

We get lot’s of questions about logos and design marks. Sometimes businesses get all wrapped up in what someone thinks is pretty rather thank what communicates effectively to your customers

https://www.businessinsider.com/consumers-arent-finding-minimalist-logos-likable-or-authentic-2019-9

The hot trend in ultra-minimalist logos — think Mastercard or Dunkin' — goes exactly against what makes people want to buy stuff Today's trendy minimalist logos aren't authentic or likable, according to a new report in the Harvard Business Review.

Innovation and competition co-exist and intermingle like never before in today’s fast moving world…

Protect your IP; take care of your innovations; work with people you can trust and reward them accordingly.

https://www.businessinsider.com/anthony-levandowski-former-uber-google-executive-indicted-2019-8

A former Uber and Google executive has been indicted on accusations of stealing self-driving car tech For years, 29-year-old Levandowski has been at the center of a fight between Uber and Google over alleged theft of trade secrets.

The mascot might become a free agent…. And this is an example why people need proper agreements that adequately all IP rights.

Philadelpha Phillies Sue To Keep Beloved 'Phanatic' Mascot From Free Agency The Phanatic was created 41 years ago to help entertain Phillies fans. Now a dispute about the genesis of its creation and licensing rights threatens the mascot's future.

Gene Quinn hit the nail on the head with this piece on patent subject matter eligibility.

We are dealing with this issue in an appeal on behalf of a client who has developed important and extremely useful processes in the area of clinical research studies.

The many conflicting case precedents result in confusion in the law, lack of settled expectations on behalf of earnest inventors, and unclear guidance /cherry picking of case cites by the USPTO and the Examining Corps, who are hopefully doing the best they can as well.

Congress needs to fix this mess but I have not seen any signs that Congress these days can tackle and solve ANY needed major legislative tasks.

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2018/11/04/unintelligible-irreconcilable-patent-eligibility-in-america

Unintelligible and Irreconcilable: The Law of Patent Eligibility in America Today the law of patent eligibility in America is a mirror image of what it was just a decade ago. Less and less is patent eligible in the United States, while the rest of the world continues to expand their view of what can be and should be patent eligible.

Patent troll bites the dust.

“Now, according to Shipping & Transit LLC's federal bankruptcy filings, its global patent holdings (34 in the United States and 29 elsewhere) are worth a whopping $2. Meanwhile, it owes more than $423,000 to numerous creditors, including banks, law firms, and something called the "West African Investment Trust," based in Geneva, Switzerland.”

Notorious patent enforcement entity values its entire portfolio at $2, folds Shipping & Transit LLC targeted companies including Radio Shack and JetBlue.

This is going to be a real mess. This is not how the Internet works. This is not how any of this works.

There is copying and there is copying.

Stay tuned…

Europe’s controversial copyright law approved, could make meme images illegal Europe’s controversial Copyright Directive has been approved after a previous version was rejected back in July. Although intended to protect the rights of copyright owners, it’s likely to prove a …

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