The U.S. District Court of New York recently ruled on the world’s “first Metaverse trademark infringement
case”, but the conflict between the new business model of the Metaverse and the established trademark system
reflected in this case is only the tip of the iceberg. whether the registration classification should respond to the increasing
number of virtual goods at the trademark registration stage; In the stage of trademark infringement, whether trademark
use is a precondition for infringement and how to apply the rules for determining trademark use. The crux of these
challenges lies in the lag of legislative provisions, the essence of which is still the contradiction between law and the
evolving science and technology. Accordingly, it is necessary to discuss the possibility of including the category of “virtual
goods” in China’s trademark registration system, the necessity of trademark use as a precondition for infringement
in the Metaverse commercial transaction model, and the adaptability of its identification rules under the Metaverse
business model, based on similar cases and practical experience at home and abroad.