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'Lord of the Rings'-themed cryptocurrency blocked by JRR Tolkien estate
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moneycontrol.comA cryptocurrency inspired by the “Lord of the Rings” has been blocked by the family and estate of JRR Tolkien, the author of the trilogy.
The estate of the writer, who died in 1973, argued in the arbitration that the token violated trademark rights to the JRR Tolkien name and used the intellectual property of his works.
The cryptocurrency, called “JRR Token”, was launched in August this year by Florida-based developer Matthew Jensen.
The Tolkien estate approached the World Intellectual Property Organization, saying that the cryptocurrency domain name was “specifically designed to mislead internet users into believing that the token and the website to which it resolves have some legitimate commercial connection” with Tolkien, The Guardian
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