TechFlow news, according to Cointelegraph, Matter Labs has filed trademark applications in nine countries, claiming exclusive intellectual property rights over the term "zero knowledge," sparking backlash from the cryptocurrency industry.
An open letter signed by prominent industry leaders—including Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal and Brendan Farmer, StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson, Polyhedra Network co-founder and zkBridge inventor Tiancheng Xie, as well as Turing Award winner and co-inventor of ZK-proofs Shafi Goldwasser—calls on Matter Labs to withdraw its trademark applications, describing the move as "oppressive." StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson directly labeled Matter Labs' attempt to trademark ZK technology as an "absurd intellectual property grab."
As of now, Matter Labs has not yet responded to the matter.
