In addition to another year of the pandemic, 2021 brought with it several key developments in the realm of intellectual property (IP) that BakerHostetler has covered in this blog series. Looking forward to 2022, there are a number of issues already teed up that the IP bar will need to closely follow in the new year. To that end, below is a brief overview of a few known or emerging issues to keep an eye on. Or it is possible the Court will rework its two-step framework used most recently in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International altogether. For example, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and the Weeknd all recently gave performances in the metaverse through their digital avatars.

Source: New York Times January 06, 2022 19:20 UTC