Odaily Planet Daily News Linea officially published on the X platform that Matter Labs, the entity behind zkSync, has just applied for a trademark for "ZK" as its exclusive intellectual property. Zero knowledge (broadly referred to as ZK in our industry) is a field of cryptographic research created by researchers around the world. Many people are scaling Ethereum through the zkEVM Layer 2 network. Using a legal framework to claim ownership of a cryptographic branch used to develop a permissionless, decentralized L2 execution environment violates Ethereum's development principles and the conventions of our field. We are here to promote the development of Ethereum and to make the world a better place by providing a censorship-resistant network that increases freedom for people. We support @StarkwareLTD's statement and believe that Matter Labs should abide by their mission and withdraw their trademark application for ZK.