1、1 INTA|TRADEMARKS IN THE METAVERSEA REPORT FROM INTAApril 2023Copyright 2023 International Trademark Association.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,distributed,or transmitted in any form or by any means,including photocopying,recording,or other electronic or mechanical

2、 methods,without prior written permission of the copyright owner,except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.INTA|TRADEMARKS IN THE METAVERSEWHITE PAPER TRADEMARKS IN THE METAVERSEEMERGING ISSUES COMMITTEE Commit

3、tee Chair:Catherine MateuCommittee Vice Chair:Barbara PorcarioNEW EMERGING ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE Subcommittee Chair:Luis Fernando Bermejo Subcommittee Members:Luis Fernando Bermejo,Megan Martin,Kate Swaine,Daniel Scales,Mara Mondolfo,John Halski,Jorge Espinosa,Antonio Turco,Miguel Souto,Mary Stottele,

4、Nikita Lakhani,Orealuwa FatimilehinApril 2023 INTA|TRADEMARKS IN THE METAVERSEAcknowledgements This white paper was produced by the New Emerging Issues Subcommittee in cross collaboration with the Anti-counterfeiting,Commercialization of Brands,Copyright,Designs,Famous and Well-Known Marks,Harmoniza

5、tion,In-House Counsel,Internet,Legislation and Regulation,Trademark Offices Practices and the Unfair Competition committees.Special thanks to all the members of these committees that provided input and aided in the drafting of this white paper,including but not limited to:Melisa Berger,Mark Biernack

6、i,Valerie Brennan,Peter Brody,Margret Caruso,Dasha Chestukhin,Jennifer Gruber,Kerstin Grndig-Schenelle,Karla Hughes,Carrie Johnson,Kasey Boucher,Anne Marie Longobucco,Fernanda Magalhaes,Mike Maoz,Madhu Rewari,Erick Osterberg,Ian Raisbeck,Sarah Robertson,Maria Luisa Santamaria,Ivan Sempere,Jamie Ster