RomeMeloni filed 4-second voice samples with the EU’s trademark office.
Italy’s prime minister is the first major politician known to seek a voice trademark.
Guido Scorza, a technology lawyer, says platforms act faster on trademark complaints than on personal-data complaints about a voice.
“AI will go around it,” said Gianni Riotta, director of the Italian Digital Media Observatory.
The EU Intellectual Property Office is reviewing the filing before next year’s election.
Sources: Financial Times News