Australian Trade Marks Office releases guidance on applications relating to the virtual goods, the metaverse, NFTs, and blockchain

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Shehana Wijesena

Partner
Australia

As partner in our Intellectual Property Group in Sydney, I advise our clients on all aspects of IP strategies, protection, exploitation and enforcement.

As a result of the rapid increase in Australian trade mark applications claiming virtual goods, goods and services in the metaverse, non-fungible tokens and goods and services related to blockchain, the Australian Trade Marks Office (ATMO) has recently released a guidance document on the classification of these technologies in Australian trade mark applications.

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