Tolkien lawyers block cryptocurrency using Lord of the Rings author’s name

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Tolkien's estate has stepped in to prevent a cryptocurrency from launching with his name — Tolkien’s estate has stepped in to prevent a cryptocurrency from launching with his name

Lawyers representing the estate of Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien have taken action against the developer of a cryptocurrency named ‘JRR Token’.

Representatives of the Tolkien estate said the product, which was launched in August 2021, infringed the trademark of the world-famous author.

The domain name ‘jrrtoken.com’ was successfully recovered without opposition by the estate and all operations under the offending name were halted.

The US-based developer paid the estate’s legal costs for an undisclosed sum.

Steven Maier, solicitor for the Tolkien estate, said: ‘The Tolkien estate is vigilant in preventing unauthorised parties from taking advantage of the JRR Tolkien name and the content of JRR Tolkien’s literary works.

‘This was a particularly flagrant case of infringement and the estate is pleased that it has been concluded on satisfactory terms.’

JRR Tolkien’s internationally-recognised literary works, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, have been translated into 36 languages and have sold an estimated 100 million copies worldwide.