Copyright Office and USPTO Announce Extension for NFT Study Comments and New Roundtable Dates

The U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are publishing a Federal Register notice announcing an extension of time for submitting comments and new roundtable dates for their joint study of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

In response to stakeholder requests, the Offices are extending the January 9, 2023, deadline for submission of comments. Comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. eastern time on February 3, 2023. The notice also announces new dates for the virtual public roundtables. The copyright roundtable will be held on January 31, 2023; the trademark roundtable will be held January 24; and the patent roundtable will be held January 26.

For additional information, including instructions for submitting comments and roundtable participation requests, please visit the Non-Fungible Token Study webpage. The deadline for submitting requests to participate in the roundtables remains December 21, 2022.