Russ August & Kabat Partner, Irene Y. Lee, a leading Intellectual Property lawyer, was a panelist at the ITechLaw 2021 World Technology Conference on June 9, 2021. Irene spoke on the topic: Beyond Cryptocurrency – Legal issues with NFTs and the commercialization of blockchain technology. She discussed the new blockchain technologies that have been developed, including new consensus protocols and oracle technologies, providing an overview of NFTs, smart contracts, and other commercial developments in the space, and covered the key legal issues relevant to commercializing these technologies. Link to session.