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Some large global companies have

Metaverse-related trademark applications continue to surge in China. With more than 16,000 applications submitted, virtuality rests with the PBoC. Tencent goes deeper into the

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Some large global companies have started to explore how to secure trademark registrations for the metaverse. The Chinese authorities are treading carefully before allowing

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China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) said on Monday that 16,000 trademarks containing the word “metaverse” have been filed.

In January, the CNIPA said that metaverse-related trademarks are unlikely to pass its screening, adding that technology itself cannot be trademarked. By the end of last year

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In February

In February 2025, the number of these metaverse-related trademark applications reportedly reached 16,000, doubling the number recorded just two months prior in

China’s metaverse trademark applications surpass

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Their applications have

Their applications have, however, been rejected. On 21 February, the State Intellectual Property Office said in an interview with The Paper that until now, more than 16,000

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