Insights on AI, Metaverse & Blockchain

A dispute between luxury fashion brand Hermès and digital artist Mason Rothschild over Hermès’ alleged trademark rights relating to the Hermès’ Birkin handbag is making waves as a New York federal judge has denied Rothschild’s motion to dismiss and cross-motions for summary judgment.

The Metaverse is a minefield for intellectual property (IP) owners. Many of the threats to IP will be familiar — such as unauthorized use of trademarks, copying of content, and misuse of name/image/likeness.

ArentFox Schiff LLP, the first major law firm to open an office in the Metaverse, as reported by The American Lawyer, has launched a first-of-its-kind IP Enforcement Task Force to tackle legal and technical challenges associated with the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Metaverse.

Four days after FTX, once the world’s third-largest crypto exchange, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy, former FTX investors filed a class action against 11 athletes and celebrities who promoted FTX in advertisements and on social media.

What will happen in the environmental and energy space in 2023? The last year saw transformative changes in the environmental and energy space in the form of historic spending through the federal Inflation Reduction Act, a major court decision involving hot-button topics.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the election of 13 new partners, effective January 1, 2023.

The crypto winter is starting to look more like a crypto ice age. In addition to hundreds of billions of dollars in lost market value, the crypto industry has seen major industry players seek protection in bankruptcy court.

The proliferation of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications in recent years has been accompanied by a surge in patent filings worldwide by blockchain tech developers. And, despite some early reluctance of national patent offices to recognize the patentability.

Nonprofits & Associations Industry Group Co-Leader Sean Glynn and Associate Dan Jasnow will present about metaverse considerations for the nonprofit sector at the 2022 Greater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA) Nonprofit Symposium on November 17.

ArentFox Schiff Chairman Anthony V. Lupo was featured in a Q&A about the firm’s Metaverse office opening.

In this Fashion Counsel video, Anthony Lupo and Dan Jasnow break down what e-commerce will look like as the metaverse continues to evolve.

Algorithmic tools, including machine learning and other artificial intelligence technologies, are becoming more common in the health care sector for predicting health outcomes and influencing clinicians’ decision making.

ArentFox Schiff Firmwide Co-Managing Partner Joseph Krasovec was quoted on the official opening of the firm’s office in the Metaverse, making it the first major US law office in the digital world.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that its office in the Metaverse is now open for business, becoming the first major US law firm to build and launch an office in this new virtual world.

The Metaverse presents a variety of possibilities: from technology that enables digital content to be laid over the real world to application of real-world characteristics to a purely online environment.

Imagine having the capability to watch a Major League Baseball game through the eyes of the batter, stand on the sidelines next to your favorite player during the Super Bowl or watch each play of a game from different viewpoints in your own home.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an enforcement action against crypto influencer Ian Balina in the Western District of Texas alleging that he promoted unregistered securities in connection with the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) of Sparkster, Ltd.’s Sparkster tokens (SPRK).

As the founder of iGroup and iGrow, Anastasios Economou weighs in on the future of crypto, NFTs, and the impact of the Metaverse on companies.

Crypto-asset transactions are rapidly growing in popularity. However, a surge of cybersecurity breaches and hacker attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges and cryptocurrency wallet service providers has caused billions of dollars in crypto-asset losses to its owners.

Dan Jasnow was quoted on the current privacy practices, or lack thereof, in the Metaverse to address consent laws regarding biometrics and other personal data.

ArentFox Schiff Chairman Anthony V. Lupo was featured on News Nation’s “Morning in America” program as part of a special television news series called “Surveillance State” about privacy and personal security issues in the Metaverse.

The Biden Administration, after ordering a series of reports on the risks and potential benefits of cryptocurrency and digital assets in its March 9, 2022, Executive Order (EO), has now published the “Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets,” (Framework).

Sarah Fitts will moderate at the Young Professionals in Energy NYC live panel discussion on September 22, 2022.

In a new report issued September 8, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlines the environmental and energy impacts of cryptocurrencies and digital assets and calls for the development of federal and state regulations to mitigate those impacts going forward. 

Media & Entertainment Industry Team Co-Leader Michelle Cooke was quoted on intellectual property issues related to an NFT owner’s McDonald’s-themed restaurant called McRTFKT’s built in the Metaverse that has no affiliation with the restaurant chain.