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Bluesky Secures Trademark for AT Protocol

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

Bluesky has officially trademarked the AT Protocol, the decentralized social networking framework powering its platform. The move aims to protect the protocol's brand as Bluesky expands its ecosystem. This legal step could influence how other developers and platforms adopt or reference the technology.

Meridian48 take
Trademarking an open protocol raises questions about how 'open' it truly remains, though Bluesky says it's for brand protection, not control.
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