Trademarks filed for NFTs, metaverse and cryptocurrencies soar to new levels in 2022
The variety of firms submitting emblems for nonfungible tokens (NFTs), metaverse-related digital items and providers, and cryptocurrencies has grown quickly in 2022.
In accordance with information compiled by licensed trademark lawyer Mike Kondoudis, the variety of trademark functions filed for digital currencies, in addition to their associated items and providers, has reached 4,708 as of the top of October 2022 — surpassing the full quantity filed in 2021 (3,547).
Through October, 4708 US trademark apps have been filed for digital/cryptocurrencies + associated items/providers
Jan: 481
Feb: 541
Mar: 612
Apr: 589
Could: 561
June: 461
July: 416
Aug: 345
Sep: 378
Oct: 324The 2021 complete was 3547#Crypto #Fintech #DeFi #Cryptocurrencies #Web3 #NFTs pic.twitter.com/kqaIeRyFd9
— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) November 7, 2022
The variety of trademark functions filed for the metaverse and its associated digital items and providers additionally soared to 4,997 from the 1,890 filed in 2021. This appears to counsel an enormous urge for food for the metaverse and its associated merchandise, regardless of the setbacks the ecosystem has confronted in changing into totally useful.
Through October, 4997 US trademark apps have been filed for Metaverse and digital items/providers:
Jan: 417
Feb: 573
March: 773
April: 577
Could: 549
June: 550
July: 398
Aug: 428
Sept: 398
Oct: 334The 2021 complete was 1890#Metaverse #Web3 #NFTs #MetaverseNFT #VirtualReality #NFT pic.twitter.com/lbsXapld0N
— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) November 7, 2022
The need for NFTs as a know-how nonetheless seems to be on the rise, regardless of a recorded decline in NFT buying and selling quantity and gross sales. In accordance with Kondoudis’ statistics, the full variety of trademark functions for NFTs and their associated merchandise elevated from 2,142 in 2021 to six,855 as of October 2022.
Through October, 6855 US trademark apps have been filed for NFTs and associated items/providers
Jan: 644
Feb: 789
Mar: 1082
Apr: 898
Could: 767
June: 729
July: 542
Aug: 522
Sept: 445
Oct: 437The 2021 complete was 2142.#NFTs #Web3 #NFTCommmunity #Metaverse #MetaverseNFT #NFT pic.twitter.com/J9xj2UdPrP
— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) November 7, 2022
Associated: What stays within the NFT market now that the mud has settled?
Throughout the previous month, plenty of firms have filed recent trademark functions to hitch the Web3 ecosystem. On Oct. 21, make-up and beauty big Ulta filed a trademark utility for plans to incorporate NFTs and digital make-up and salon providers amongst its choices.
Luxurious watchmaker Rolex additionally filed a trademark utility with plans to convey NFTs, NFT-backed media, NFT marketplaces and a cryptocurrency trade to its empire.
