Tokenization of IP: Impact on the IP Market, Benefits and Risks, Regulation of Transfers Involving IP Rights
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the tokenization of IP. The panel will discuss the advantages of tokenization as well as how it disrupts the IP market. The panel will also address the hurdles that IP owners must address and the current state of regulation on the transfer of NFTs involving IP rights.
Outline
- Tokenization of IP
- Advantages
- Inherent NFT opportunities
- Potential disruption of the IP licensing market
- Hurdles for IP owners
- Securities laws
- Uncertain state regulation
- Cross-border transactions
- Regulation of IP transfers
- How the UCC can increase the value of IP-backed NFTs
- Moving forward today
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are the opportunities and risks associated with NFTs?
- What unique legal requirements of IP transfers should owners consider when creating NFTs?
- What key considerations should IP owners and counsel weigh when determining whether to tokenize IP rights?
Faculty
Andrew W. Coffman
Attorney
Phelps Dunbar
Mr. Coffman helps individuals and businesses protect their intellectual property and guides professionals in highly... | Read More
Mr. Coffman helps individuals and businesses protect their intellectual property and guides professionals in highly regulated industries through administrative actions. Clients rely on his experience on both sides of the court to find practical paths forward through complex claims and disputes.
Mr. Coffman focuses much of his practice on working with clients in the tech, health care and entertainment sectors. He represents software developers, record labels, recording artists, publishers and songwriters in copyright suits. He also advocates for health care clients in intellectual property cases and regulatory disputes.
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Drew Patty
Partner
Phelps Dunbar
Mr. Patty balances his legal advice with commercial solutions to help clients in the medical, energy, insurance,... | Read More
Mr. Patty balances his legal advice with commercial solutions to help clients in the medical, energy, insurance, financial and manufacturing sectors move their businesses forward. His background in biochemistry enables him to understand scientific nomenclature, research endeavors, chemists’ work processes, and the relationships between experiments, results, patent applications, product manufacturing, distribution and service.
With a patent practice that spans the globe, Mr. Patty prepares and prosecutes:
U.S. and international patent and trademark applications
Secured loan transaction IP due diligence
U.S. copyright applications
Patent, trademark and software licensing
Joint development, software development and software-as-a-service subscription agreements
Clients developing new brands, inventions or products turn to Drew to steer them through the process of monetizing innovation while also avoiding infringement. He guides clients in freedom-to-practice and validity opinions on patents and trademarks, strategic IP portfolio enforcement counseling, and international portfolio management.
Advocating for both plaintiffs and defendants, Mr. Patty represents clients in patent infringement, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement litigation. He also counsels clients in domain name disputes under the ICANN arbitration procedures.
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