Metaverse and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Challenges and Opportunities from a Trademark Law Perspective

• Autores: Alvarado Bayo, María del Carmen, Supo Calderón, Daniela
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/25672
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/25672
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Metaverso; Non-fungible token; NFT; Propiedad intelectual; Derecho de marcas; Acciones por infracción; Jurisprudencia comparada; Blockchain; Metaverse; NFTs; Intellectual property; Trademark law; Infringement actions; Comparative case law

The rapid development of the metaverse and its constituent components brings with it a host of challenges and opportunities covering a myriad of aspects. However, there is one field that has a special intersection with the new form of interaction proposed by the metaverse. We refer to property that is valuable both physically and virtually: intellectual property. Specifically, within the field of intellectual property, we will refer to the role played by trademarks in the metaverse and in the so-called Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), considering -particularly- the challenges and opportunities presented by this new virtual reality.