FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up – w/e 12 May 2023
In this regular update, we round up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 12 May 2023. ICYMI Recent insights from Herbert Smith Freehills:...
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Intellectual property rights and NFTs: A discussion of copyright, trademarks and some key issues
Although NFTs have been around for a number of years, and have changed the world of goods and art, it is worth considering how intellectual property...
On the protection of NFT trademarks – another landmark ruling from the United States
In a lawsuit in the United States, the famous NFT manufacturer Yuga Labs achieved an important temporary success against the artist Ryder Ripps on April 21,...
Fintech Insights #1 – Introductory Orientation
The development of online financial ecosystems that support any modern economy depends on citizens’ use of new financial technologies. In Malta, the word ‘fintech’ is neither...
Is crypto winter coming to an end?
From the terra-luna collapse to FTX, all the way through to the recent regulatory work in the US – it’s been quite a year in crypto....
UKIPO issues trade mark guidance on NFTs and metaverse goods and services
On 3 April 2023, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) issued updated guidance on how best to classify non-fungible tokens (NFTs), virtual goods and services offered...
Blockchain III Law: Luxembourg Implements EU DLT Pilot Regime and Recognizes the Use of DLT for Financial Security Schemes
On March 9, 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament passed the Blockchain III Law.1 The Blockchain III Act – which was published on 17 March 2023 – amends,...
Banking & Fintech Newsletter – Issue No. 38
Landmark judgment – administrative fines issued by the FIAU are considered unconstitutional In a judgment handed down on 30 March 2023, the Maltese Constitutional Court declared...
US crypto crack causes problems for EU regulators – The Irish Times
US-based crypto companies are caught in a sort of pincer movement, with federal regulators, on the one hand, taking a series of enforcement actions, and on...
Classification of the newly emerging technologies including Blockchain, Metaverse, virtual goods, NFTs and other crypto-assets and the current approach of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
The scope of trademark applications is critical in terms of trademark protection and enforcement. Accordingly, it is of utmost importance to accurately analyze, identify and classify...