11 January 2022PatentsMuireann Bolger

2022 forecast: patent eligibility, COVID-19, NFTs

In part one of a series, attorneys tell WIPR that this year could be when the thorny issue of patent eligibility is finally untangled, while the IP implications posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the metaverse will continue to loom large.

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