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Panel, aided by USPTO guidance, declares NFTs ‘goods’ under Lanham Act

By Melissa Ritti ( July 24, 2025, 16:14 GMT | Comment) -- The US moved closer yesterday to achieving harmony with the European Union — and the US Patent and Trademark Office — on whether intellectual property protection exists for nonfungible tokens. With Congress silent on the issue, it could be up to US courts to decide.In a decision worth noting for the multi-billion-dollar nonfungible token, or NFT, industry, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit yesterday deemed the digital assets “goods” entitled to trademark protection....

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