A great discussion about trademark law (IP) in legal surrounding the Metaverse with Tom Polcyn, who leads the IP practice at Thompson Coburn. We unpack the implications of trademarking your company name for the metaverse – a possible future proofing of ownership going forward. Does it make sense… and its resulting implications.

A tour of the Metaverse with the CEO of Mesmerise. An enterprise grade space that allows for large conferences, and more intimate spaces to meet and interact in the Metaverse.

In a new Q&A interview, Thomson Reuters’ technologist and futurist Joseph Raczynski offers his insight about the Metaverse and how it will impact the legal industry 

In February this year, ArentFox Schiff announced that it had become the first major US law firm to “join the Metaverse” by acquiring a land site in Decentraland,…

Mona is one of the leading open Metaverse platforms. Today I sat down with Justin Melillo, CEO of Mona. Their focus is on creativity and design and decentralization. We get a bit technical, but it was fantastic to see the grand vision of this startup. Having witnessed many Metaverses, Mona stands out as one of…

I met with Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands, virtually. This is one of the largest and most progressive Web3 companies around. They have a huge number of investments and projects they are involved with. We get into a host of different topics including where the company is headed, what they are involved with, the…

At the Austin Convention Center at the Consensus 2022 conference, Josh Swihart, SVP of Marketing at Zcash, and I caught up. This covers off on the original privacy token built in the spirit of Bitcoin but with ZKP properties for privacy and security.

In the speaker’s green room at the Consensus 2022 conference, Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster, and I caught up. This covers all things cryptocurrency and his belief in the importance of the technology to create more freedom for people across the world, especially in areas with more authoritarian regimes.

Away from the din of 18,000 people at the Consensus 2022 conference, Sandeep Nailwal, CEO of Polygon and I caught up. This covers all things Layer 2 and the Merge coming from the Ethereum upgrade.

On the ground with 18,000 people humming about at Consensus 2022, I met with Awa Sun Yin the dynamic leader of Anoma in the crypto space. She has been at several very high profile organizations like Chainalysis and Cosmos. Currently she is solving for developers issues around privacy and security leveraging blockchain. She is based…

Originally published in Forum Magazine

By Joseph Raczynski

Could decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) revolutionize how law firm partnerships are going to be structured in the near future?

Imagine a fully decentralized law firm. What might that look like? What if every attorney who opted in became a partner from Day 1, equitably sharing the benefits…

As a way to encapsulate my travels and meetings with ridiculously accomplished and fascinating people from around the world, I am releasing a new series called Tech Snippets Today. These are informal conversations with some of the brightest minds across the world pushing the limits on emerging tech.

On a normal day, before major conferences,…

Originally published on the ABA Center for Innovation, Innovation and You

by Joseph Raczynski with creative by Elise Harmening, Esq.

What is an API?, was written by Joseph Raczynski of Thomson Reuters, a member of the Governing Council for the Center for Innovation, and created by Elise Harmening, Esq., Project Specialist Manager at the

Originally published on the ABA Center for Innovation, Innovation and You

by Joseph Raczynski with creative by Elise Harmening, Esq.

What’s Up with the Metaverse, was written by Joseph Raczynski of Thomson Reuters, a member of the Governing Council for the Center for Innovation, and created by Elise Harmening, Esq., Project Specialist Manager at