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The rise in recognition of the cryptocurrency sector, the metaverse, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has given manufacturers a brand new means of connecting with their audiences, together with the beloved media franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT).
Recognizing the chance, Viacom Worldwide Inc., the proprietor of the franchise, has filed for 2 emblems for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-related crypto-collectibles, NFTs and NFT-backed media, in addition to NFT and crypto-collectible switch software program.
Each filings with america Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on September 6 had been revealed by licensed trademark lawyer Michael Kondoudis in a tweet on September 12.
Viacom Int’l has filed 2 emblems for TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!
The filings declare plans to increase the #TMNT model into:
▶️ NFTs + NFT-backed media
▶️ Crypto-collectibles
▶️ NFT + Crypto-collectible switch software program#NFT #Metaverse #Web3 #TMNTMovie #NFTs #Crypto pic.twitter.com/cQ3aTl4TcG— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) September 12, 2022
The primary of the 2 emblems will enable the followers of anthropomorphic crime-fighting turtle brothers Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael to obtain multimedia information containing TMNT art work, in addition to digital items like crypto-collectibles and NFTs.
As for the second utility, it pertains to a Software program-as-a-Service (SaaS) which goals to permit the creation of software program to switch crypto-collectibles and utility tokens, and a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) which might facilitate software program for accessing crypto-collectibles and app tokens.
As well as, the second trademark utility additionally anticipates the supply of on-line non-downloadable pc software program for enabling the switch of crypto-collectibles and NFTs.
Cryptocurrency-related trademark filings
The franchise is simply one of many newest within the lengthy record of celebrities, manufacturers, sports activities groups, and organizations submitting for Web3-related emblems. One of many different main newcomers is the automaker Ford which made its huge transfer into the metaverse by submitting as many as 19 Web3-related emblems.
In the meantime, the variety of crypto trademark filings in america alone surpassed 3,600 between January 1 and August 31, 2022, beating all the yr of 2021 throughout which 3,516 crypto trademark functions had been filed, as Finbold reported.