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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]. 2016: [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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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular. While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. Trademark: NFTs may also be protected as a trademark.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Apart from this, Non-Fungible Tokens, the brainchild of Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash, is a unit of data stored in a digital ledger that certifies that the digital asset is unique and is hence non-interchangeable. In 2016, the USPTO rejected Bitcoin’s trademark application.