Fok Fok Industries - Intellectual Property
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Project Details
This project explores cultural commodification at the intersection of art and intellectual property. It is an extension of Fok Fok Industries, navigating issues concerning ownership and protection of creative expression, as well as the bureaucracy surrounding artistic recognition.
This overview webpage highlights the logistical efforts and the various contributors—creative, legal, and administrative—rather than focusing on specific details of legal advice.
This overview webpage highlights the logistical efforts and the various contributors—creative, legal, and administrative—rather than focusing on specific details of legal advice.
Legal Entities
- Initiative to Promote Diversity in Copyright (IPDC)
- George Mason University (GMU) Arts and Entertainment Advocacy Clinic — Provided legal support in the copyright registration process
- Rational Unicorn Legal Services — Trademark registration
- U.S. Copyright Office
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Timeline & Key Achievements
2023
- Onboarding
- Research & legal consultations begins
- Grant approval (notified Jan 2024)
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Grant rejected (notified May 2024)
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Grant rejected (no notification)
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Installation completion
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Copyright application filed
- Trademark application filed
- Application(s) completion
- Distribution of final work & engagement
Acknowledgement
Thank you to the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) for your funding and continued belief in this unconventional, multi-faceted, and vital project.
A special thank you to the senior attorney advisors and student volunteers at George Mason University (GMU) Arts and Entertainment Advocacy Clinic for their legal consultations, research, and advocacy—contributing countless hours of volunteered labor and critical discussions towards the project's success.
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Visual Documentation
Photo by tojofotos
Stay tuned for further developments as this project continues to evolve in 2025 and beyond.