Unlocking the World of Crypto Assets: Your Go-To Lawyers for Intellectual Property

NFT Intellectual Property Specialist

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For digital copyright legal advice, contact PAIL® Solicitors using the above form or at peter@pailsolicitors.co.uk or on 0207 305-7491 charge rates may apply and may vary). PAIL® Solicitors is a digital technologies specialist. Peter Adediran's specialist niche areas of practice are digital media business SMEs and IP, both contentious and non-contentious. (Charge rates may vary).  

What is intellectual property?

There are four main types of intellectual property, that are designed to protect types of intellectual products. The four are patents; copyrights; trademarks; and trade secrets. Of these 4 patents are probably the strongest form of intellectual property protection when it comes to NFTs. Copyright does not cover purely functional expressions of an idea therefore it would appear that the NFT itself would not qualify however, most copy has enough originality to receive at least weak copyright protection, and the underlying asset on which the NFT is based would one hundred per cent qualify if it is an original creative expression of an idea. Trademarks would protect the name of the NFT. Trade Secrets would only apply to the asset underlying the NFT.

Why do we have intellectual property laws?

The purpose of intellectual property protection is to allow individuals to be paid for the investment and risk associated with creating and to balance the need for an incentive for creative people to innovate and for society to benefit from their creations. When you own the copyright to your NFT, you can license the NFT for a fee, but you retain the copyright in the underlying work that the NFT represents in part or whole. 

What kind of intellectual property legal advice do we offer?

• Based on over a decade of experience, legal knowledge, skill, education, and judgment we provide opinions on which type of intellectual property best suits your idea or business project.

• We apply specific intellectual property laws to the particular set of circumstances of your intellectual property dispute.

• We assist you in applying for registration of your intellectual property in the UK, US and worldwide.

• We advise you on your legal position with respect to your intellectual property.

• We take responsibility for the advice given.

• We advise, draft, or complete all intellectual property-related legal documents or agreements.

• We will represent clients before a court court in the UK.

  Specific legal advice questions may include:

• Can I register my intellectual property?

• There is a claim that my NFT infringes existing intellectual property rights, what can I do?

• What contract do I need to sell my intellectual property?