The UK High Court permits service of legal proceedings via an NFT

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Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard

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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.

In a first-of-its-kind decision in England (and the EU), and for only the second time in the world, the UK High Court has granted an order permitting the service of court proceedings via an NFT.

 

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