The SEC announced last week that it had reached a settlement with Impact Theory following the SEC’s first enforcement action against the sale of Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”) which the SEC charged were unlicensed securities. The first step in attempting to understand the SEC’s position on this matter is to go back to the beginning where […]
Expert Blog: How to Identify and Track Blockchain Digital Assets
| Posted in Blog | No commentIn our work as valuation and damages experts in legal disputes, we at Foresight Valuation Group are often engaged in cases that require the identification and valuation of intangible assets held by an individual (for example: a spouse in a divorce) or by a corporation (for example: the patent portfolio of a business) that need […]
Digital Intangibles: How NFTs Transform the World of Art and Sports Memorabilia
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe utilization of blockchain within the digital art environment is a new and rapidly growing application of the technology to enable ownership and authentication of intangible works of art. Historically, physical pieces of art could be bought, sold and authenticated based on the documentation that accompanies the work (known as provenance). The authentication process relies […]
Carrots and Coins: The 2018 IP Valuation Year in Review:
| Posted in Blog | No commentA lot has been written on the impact of the new leadership at the USPTO on the value of patents. Since his appointment in early 2018, Director Andrei Iancu has managed to introduce new initiatives that increase transparency and uniformity in how the USPTO and the courts interpret patent claims and validity challenges, reforms that […]