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PODCAST – Demystifying Intellectual Property and NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens)

Authors

Toby Bond

Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard

Date

11 June 2021

2021 has been the year Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have entered the public conscious, with the mainstream media highlighting a range of high profile NFTs being purchased for substantial sums.

Rebecca O’Kelly-Gillard and Toby Bond from Bird & Bird’s Intellectual Property group have recorded a podcast discussing the relationship between NFTs and IP law and the issues organisations will need to consider when taking steps to commercialise NFTs.

Listen to the recording here: https://soundcloud.com/twobirdslaw/nft-podcast

Written by

Toby Bond

United Kingdom

I'm a senior associate in Bird & Bird's Intellectual Property Group. Having studied physics at university, I'm fascinated by technology and the way in which it is reshaping our world. A core part of my practice is supporting clients with disputes relating to intellectual property, and I have particular expertise project managing multi-jurisdictional patent disputes and developing litigation project management platforms.

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Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard

United Kingdom

As a partner in our Intellectual Property Group in London and co-head of Bird & Bird's International Copyright Group, I have worked extensively with multinational organisations across various industry sectors in all areas of soft IP.

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