The UK Intellectual Property Office has issued guidance on trademark classification for NFTs, virtual goods and services in the Metaverse

Binance News · 2023-04-28T05:06:16.000Z

According to the official website of the British government, the British Intellectual Property Office issued a "Practice Amendment Notice (PAN)" at the beginning of this month, which contains guidelines for trademark classification of NFTs, virtual goods and services in the Metaverse. The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) does not accept NFT as a separate classification term, but "digital art certified by NFT" is acceptable, and physical goods certified by NFT can be classified into the appropriate commodity category. Virtual goods will be treated the same as physical goods, but applications for virtual goods will only be accepted under clearly defined circumstances. Regarding virtual services, the guidance states that if a service can be provided virtually, UKIPO will continue to accept this service, but this approach may not be applicable to all Metaverse services, especially when a service in the Metaverse is not available. When falling within the same category as traditional delivery forms. (Daily Planet)

According to the official website of the UK government, the UK Intellectual Property Office issued a Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) earlier this month, which contains trademark classification guidelines for NFTs, virtual goods and services in the metaverse.
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) does not accept NFT as a separate classification term, but "digital art authenticated by NFT" is acceptable, and physical goods authenticated by NFT can be classified as appropriate goods. Virtual goods will be treated the same as physical goods, but applications for virtual goods will only be accepted if they are clearly defined.
Regarding virtual services, the guidance states that if a service can be provided virtually, UKIPO will continue to accept such services, but this approach may not be applicable to all metaverse services, especially when a service in the metaverse does not belong to the same category as the traditional delivery form. (Planet Daily)