The term metaverse is given to virtual worlds in which users, represented by embodiments or avatars, interrelate intensively in three dimensions, interacting in both societal and commercial activities. It is projected that the metaverse will ultimately be as vast as the physical world, and that this technological sphere will be able to impact people’s lives to an equal extent as the ‘real’ world. To reach its fullest extent, the metaverse will have to consider how to deal with legal matters such as intellectual property, which is a regime which aims primarily to protect the intangible aspects of human creativity. Users in the metaverse must acquire consent from the owners of any intellectual property employed there. The present-day emergence of AI-based software technology,, such as ChatGPT, has been the source of much debate within the world of education because of the manner in which it facilitates the writing of scientific papers that uphold academic honesty. The chapter aims to discuss the regulatory and policy developments, and the legal issues, concerning the metaverse and ChatGPT within the overall framework of intellectual property, addressing its challenges and proposing solutions and recommendations, focusing in particular on the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council. The analysis serves as an opening move in formulating a solid legal foundation to deal with the metaverse and the increased adoption of ChatGPT. The chapter uses case studies of these countries and, for the sake of comparison, the author’s country of Indonesia, which is also seeking to exploit the large potential of the metaverse in order to promote economic development.