Meta, formerly Facebook, has filed eight trademark protection applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The applications relate to its proposed blockchain and metaverse technology. Here are the apps and fields sorted by serial number:
- 97320155: Social network and online dating service, which designs a separate network among cryptocurrency investors.
- 97320153: Designing and developing Web3-related computer hardware and software, including games, e-commerce, blockchain trading, etc.
- 97320149: Electronic publishing service, which belongs to virtual reality entertainment activities.
- 97320147: Telecommunication services for electronic assets available on the Meta platform
- 97320146: Financial transaction processing services for tokens, blockchain assets, cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets.
- 97320144: Virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) network advertising services
- 97320140: Wearable peripherals for video games are connected to virtual reality.
- 97320136: The software can download a portion of the content contained in a mobile app. Have the ability to authenticate users, raise funds for charity online and most notably for hardware or e-wallets.
Given this number of patents, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will likely take up to eight months to finalize the review. Recently, Monster Energy Inc. and the New York Stock Exchange also filed trademark applications related to digital assets and metaverses.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, said that Instagram will soon integrate NFT across the app's various products. However, not all cryptocurrency projects have had positive results for the Web3 giant. Around the same time, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Meta to court on charges of "misconduct, misleading or deceptive conduct." Specifically by publishing fraudulent cryptocurrency advertisements of celebrities on its platform, leading to losses for investors.
