Blockchain, NFTs, and Other Digital Assets

Suddenly copyright is not only about literature, films and music anymore, new industries have emerged as the internet technologies develop.

The world is changing thanks to blockchain technology, and Merino is at the vanguard of this digital revolution. We assist both crypto veterans and newbies in navigating the complex and ever-changing world of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), cryptocurrencies, and a wide range of other digital assets. These expanding industries necessitate creativity, technical skill, and a business-oriented strategy to ensure that organizations stay ahead of the competition.

We promise exhaustive analysis and comprehensive solutions to our client’s creations, from cumulative protection strategies to restless enforcement.

We help by:

Conducting originality examination
Protecting against infringement through litigation or other dispute resolution options
Creating IP strategies to maximize a portfolio’s value
Analyzing competitors’ intellectual property to avoid infringement and identify gaps and weaknesses
Structuring cooperative relationships to develop and commercialize the technology by licensing or transferring rights to the underlying intellectual property
Providing trademark, copyright, and advertising services
Drafting custom made contracts and tech transfer agreements

Related Areas

Given that most NFTs consist in graphic art, we can provide custom made protection via copyright and other applicable protection mechanisms (e.g. 2D industrial designs). The inclusion of these assets in blockchains implies the need for ownership validation before any transaction is made. We provide back to back business support in every digital assets related aspects.

Irreversibility is the main feature in blockchain technologies, which is why perfectionism and attention to detail are of the essence when working on documents to be recorded, our clients count on our custom contracts to do so.