NFTs, metaverse and crypto: Trademark registrations – TMT newsflash

March 2023

Effective this year (1 January 2023), the International Classification of Goods and Services (also known as the Nice Classification) for trademark registrations covers non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse. The Nice Classification is administered by the World Intellectual.

Property Organisation and is used globally, including by China, Singapore, Europe and the US. This development is important for established brands as well as NFT, metaverse and crypto entrepreneurs.

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