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The Rise (and Fall) of NFTs from an IP Perspective Intellectual Property

The Rise (and Fall) of NFTs from an IP Perspective

While their advent was initially hailed as a revolution for the creative industries, non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) appear to have lost significant steam over the past months with the Wall Street Journal reporting that NFT sales have dropped by 92% over September 2021 figures. But, what, exactly are NFTs? Are they eligible for protection under intellectual property laws? Or are they merely the foremost Veblen good of the crypto era? NFT is an acronym for “non-fungible token” and within the realm of blockchain technology it refers to a unique digital identifier composed of a string of characters (“hash”) which is created…
Timothy Spiteri
15th September 2022
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Mamo TCV Partners Recognised as Leading Lawyers by the IFLR1000 AwardsNews

Mamo TCV Partners Recognised as Leading Lawyers by the IFLR1000

We are pleased to announce that Andrew Muscat, Michael Psaila and Katya Tua have been recognised as leading lawyers in the 32nd edition of the IFLR1000 - the most detailed analysis of lawyers working in corporate finance IFLR have ever conducted. Andrew is a Senior Partner at Mamo TCV Advocates and co-heads the Corporate, Capital Markets, Insolvency and Banking practice groups. He has developed a wide-ranging commercial law practice advising corporate clients on corporate and commercial matters ranging from M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and corporate finance to privatizations and joint ventures. He regularly advises international banks in various forms of…
Mamo TCV Advocates
9th September 2022
Sustainable Finance Week at Mamo TCV
Sustainable Finance Week at Mamo TCV Advocates Webinars

Sustainable Finance Week at Mamo TCV Advocates

Mamo TCV Advocates shall be organising a series of webinars spanning over one week to provide insights on sustainable finance and related regulatory compliance obligations. The scope of these webinars is to highlight how the sustainability-related requirements are impacting the financial services sector from a regulatory standpoint. During the week, Mamo TCV Advocates will also be discussing employment and corporate social responsibility matters. Agenda and registration details will be communicated soon. In the meantime, save these dates:  24 to 28 October 2022
Mamo TCV Advocates
31st August 2022
The EU Data Act – Not Another GDPR
The EU Data Act – Not Another GDPR Data Protection and Privacy

The EU Data Act – Not Another GDPR

On 23 February 2022, the EU Commission proposed measures regulating the use and access of data, not being ‘personal data’ as understood by the GDPR, within the European Union across all economic sectors. The regulation of the use of data is essential given that data continues to be generated yet underutilised. The draft Regulation is to be read in conjunction with the EU’s Data Governance Act. The aim of the Data Act is to lay down common standards on the re-use of data across sectors. In this manner, the Act operates together with other legislation that has failed to address…
Warren Ciantar and Nicole Bonett
30th August 2022
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Mamo TCV Webinar │ The EU GDPR: Frequently Asked Questions Data Protection and PrivacyWebinars

Mamo TCV Webinar │ The EU GDPR: Frequently Asked Questions

The EU GDPR (Regulation 2016/679/EU) came into effect across the EU on 25 May 2018. Many organisations in the EU, including Malta, have now implemented measures to comply with this important law. However, there are many questions that are asked on a regular basis. This webinar will: 1. Address frequently asked questions relating to the GDPR including: "Am I a Data Controller?" "Am I a Data Processor?" "Am I a Joint Data Controller with someone else?" “Do I always need ‘consent’ to process personal data?” "Do I always have to comply with a data subject access request under EU/Maltese law?"…
Mamo TCV Advocates
29th August 2022