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Top Trademark Trends of 2021 (Meta TMA edition)

Erik K Pelton

2021 is still likely to be another record year for US trademark filings, despite the increased USPTO filing fees implemented in January. NFT trademarks. Trademark filings related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) exploded in 2021. Past issues of Top Trademark Trends: 2020: [link]. 2014: [link].

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

While substantially more applications for goods and services that include the terms “NFTs” and “non-fungible tokens” were filed in 2022 than 2021, the number of NFT applications began to decrease in the second half of 2022. Pelton & Associates ®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia.

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