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There were 10,000+ U.S. trademark applications in 2021 & 2022 for goods/services related to NFTs.
Many are just now getting registered, usually indicating there was use in U.S. commerce, the application satisfied statutory requirements, etc.
Here are registration highlights 👇
Among the top 3 ccTLDs for domain name disputes in 2025 via @WIPO are .ai and .io, popular among technology-focused companies.
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Save the date 📅: The launch of WIPO’s AI Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) will take place this March 17.
This initiative focuses on global dialogue on the technical and operational aspects of the intellectual property system in the context of AI.
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Uniswap won its motion to dismiss against Bancor Protocol related entities due to ineligible subject matter under the asserted patents and failure to allege direct, induced, and willful infringement. The case is currently dismissed without prejudice.
New group registration option for copyright applications
The U.S. Copyright Office has released a new group registration option known as Group Registration for Two-Dimensional Artwork (GR2D), which allows artists to register up to twenty published two-dimensional artworks with one filing fee. Learn more: copyright.gov/registration/g…
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USPTO issues Revised Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions on 11/28/25
The Notice provides guidance on the legal standard for determining inventorship in patent applications for AI-assisted inventions.
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AI & Domain Parking Pages👇
Blockchain company files patent application for domain parking system - domainnamewire.com/2025/11/1…
General counsel at Google stated 17% of Google’s inventions last year were created with the help of AI.
Google proposes recommendations to the new USPTO Director involving the volume and complexity of the patent applications getting filed.
Exclusive: Google's wish list for the new USPTO director trib.al/cICdnaN
Permissive software license discussion 👇
Why I used to prefer permissive licenses and now favor copyleft
vitalik.eth.limo/general/202…
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IP is everywhere! Nice little visual describing 4 key areas of intellectual property.
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📣 Happening this week: WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies
The session will focus on 𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘗: 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
More: ow.ly/50E050Vpw4B
#WIPOfrontierTech
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New blog post: The Style Returns: Some notes on ChatGPT and Studio Ghibli technollama.co.uk/the-style-…
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Today the U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) report, focusing on copyrightability of outputs created using generative AI.
Dataset creator, LAION, prevails in German court copyright infringement lawsuit. This case can inform thinking around examining different phases of image creation by AI generators around the world.
Professor Andres Guadamuz shares further details and his thoughts here 👇
New blog post: LAION wins copyright infringement lawsuit in German court technollama.co.uk/laion-wins…
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Finally had a chance to write-up my thoughts about the Copyright Office Report calling for Congressional Action on Digital Replicas - go.shr.lc/3ZoftPD
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🚨🚨🚨Today, DEF is excited to share that we have resolved all disputes related to the patent claiming invention of oracle-like technology owned by True Return Systems (TRS).
DEF purchased the TRS patent, which is being used to sue MakerDAO and Compound, and dedicated it to the public.
This means an end to the lawsuits against MakerDAO and Compound and insurance that similar lawsuits will never be filed. 🧵
Artificial Intelligence (AI) patent subject matter eligibility guidance goes into effect tomorrow, July 17, 2024. 🤖💡
🗣️ Big news! We’ve issued AI subject matter eligibility guidance, including helpful examples. Learn more: bit.ly/4cFlpI4
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U.S. Trademark Application for ZK in connection with
Cryptocurrency, digital asset, and token exchange services featuring distributed consensus computing and zero-knowledge proof technology; & more
Filed in Feb 2024 based on intent-to-use. Expressly abandoned this month.
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Trademarks perform the same source-identifying functions when used “in NFT markets as they do in other markets," @INTA argues. thefashionlaw.com/nfts-subje…
