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Polyhedra and zkSync are in a dispute over the token ticker 'ZK', with the community largely supporting zkSync. Matter Labs, associated with zkSync, has filed trademark applications in nine countries to claim the term 'zero-knowledge' as exclusive intellectual property, sparking outrage within the crypto industry. Critics argue that attempting to trademark a cryptographic primitive is a miscalculation and in poor taste. zkSync defends its actions, stating the need to prevent trademark squatters from exploiting the term. The trademark attempt has been described as a 'Cypher-Larp' move, and zkSync's actions are aligned with the ZK Credo, which rejects the concept of intellectual property but supports protective trademarks.
"Matter Labs has filed trademark applications in nine countries to claim the term "zero-knowledge" as the firm’s exclusive intellectual property, outraging the crypto industry." - @Cointelegraph Are you serious, @zksync/@the_matter_labs? Do you even know who these guys are? https://t.co/WehvSk4q4G https://t.co/zRKBQZnqJK
ZK Teams: ZkSync is trying to grab IP real estate by claiming ZK for themselves to promote the ZkSync brand, to the detriment of ZK-based orgs ZkSync: Someone needs to claim the ZK IP, because if it falls into the wrong hands, then that entity can use it to scam people and… https://t.co/awWZQckG9A
I mean taking the ZK ticker is one thing (chalked up to a dispute between two teams) but trying to trademark the abbreviation for a literal cryptographic primitive is fucking moronic. A serious miscalculation on the part of Matter Labs and really poor taste in strategy tbh. https://t.co/iCJObqYjBm
