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Celebrities have come up with a new way to promote their brands by trademarking the poses and gestures that have become their personal signatures. This article presented a brief overview of some of the most renown poses and gestures that have become registered trademarks, supporting the brand performance.

By definition, a trademark needs to display sufficient distinctiveness to identify the origin and ownership of the products and services. That means generic and descriptive words should be avoided at all costs. The landmark case in United States PTO v. Booking.com B.V, however, proves that a generic term combined with “.com” or another top-level domain can be registered as a trademark if there is sufficient evidence of consumer recognition.

$40 billion estimated market value and 1,000+ fold increase in the number of trademark applications. Those are some of the breathtaking facts about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that have captured substantial attention from the public, regulators, established brands and last but not least, IP specialists. This article presents a trademark perspective on NFTs, exploring this novel phenomenon and emerging issues.