{"id":429972,"date":"2022-04-11T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mastercard-files-15-metaverse-and-nft-related-trademarks\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:45:00","slug":"mastercard-files-15-metaverse-and-nft-related-trademarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mastercard-files-15-metaverse-and-nft-related-trademarks\/","title":{"rendered":"# Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3940f5ce210\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3940f5ce210\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mastercard-files-15-metaverse-and-nft-related-trademarks\/#%E2%80%9D_Mastercard_files_15_metaverse_and_NFT_related_trademarks_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Mastercard_files_15_metaverse_and_NFT_related_trademarks_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDQvMGM0NzgzNDktM2VmMS00YmEwLTlmMjMtMzQ1NjE0ZDg2NGQyLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Payments giant Mastercard has filed 15 nonfungible token (NFT) and metaverse trademark <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the filings include plans for a virtual community for interacting with digital assets, processing of payment cards in the metaverse, an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of downloadable digital goods, virtual reality events and more.<\/p>\n<p>One trademark filing for the company&#8217;s \u201cPriceless\u201d slogan\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tsdr.uspto.gov\/documentviewer?caseId=sn97346060&amp;docId=APP20220407085713#docIndex=1&amp;page=1\">consists<\/a> of multi<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> files such as artwork, text, audio and video, that are authenticated by NFTs. Another application <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tsdr.uspto.gov\/documentviewer?caseId=sn97346083&amp;docId=APP20220407085822#docIndex=2&amp;page=1\">illustrates<\/a> plans for its red and yellow \u201cCircles\u201d logo in order to process card transactions used for payment of goods and services in the metaverse and other virtual worlds. <\/p>\n<p>An additional patent \u00a0intends to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tsdr.uspto.gov\/documentviewer?caseId=sn97346012&amp;docId=APP20220407085455#docIndex=2&amp;page=1\">add<\/a>\u00a0the Mastercard name\u00a0to cultural events, concerts, sporting events, festivals, and awards shows in the Metaverse, as well as to financial education seminars and programs.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported by Cointelegraph, Mastercard added 500 new hires in February to consult banks and merchants with adopting crypto-enabled technologies and NFTs. But it is not the only major fintech firm that is applying for NFT or metaverse trademarks.\u00a0Visa and American Express have submitted their own crypto related USPTO filings.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2020, Visa first filed a patent application to create a digital currency and is currently still developing a native digital currency on its card networks. In the case of American Express, there are seven applications related to\u00a0its branding with virtual payment cards, concierge services in the metaverse and using its cards at an NFT marketplace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, these credit card companies have taken several initiatives to remain competitive within the virtual economy. While Mastercard <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.mastercard.com\/programs\/start-path-crypto\/\">created<\/a> a three-month program, called Start Path Crypto, to help blockchain and crypto startups scale their businesses, Visa also launched its own Creator Program, to mentor entrepreneurs about NFTs in order to grow their small businesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0MetaMask rolls out Apple Pay integration and other iOS updates<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mastercard is part of the PCI Security Standards Council, or PCI SSC, made up of the major global credit card firms including American Express, Discover, Visa and JCB that operates to improve payment data security worldwide. Recently,\u00a0Scallop, a regulated DeFi banking app joined the PCI SSC, with the intention of contributing DeFi-industry insights and recommending initiatives to the Council.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"nifty_newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Highlights of the filings include plans for a virtual community for interacting with digital assets, processing of payment cards in the metaverse,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":429973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDQvMGM0NzgzNDktM2VmMS00YmEwLTlmMjMtMzQ1NjE0ZDg2NGQyLmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74868,77423,95118,74889,77456,99399,74712,70934],"class_list":["post-429972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-defi","tag-mastercard","tag-nft","tag-payments","tag-visa","tag-american-express","tag-patents","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}