US trademark filing hints at Arizona State University planning classes in the...
The seven filings also suggested ASU could be exploring the use of nonfungible tokens to authenticate many documents from diplomas to tickets for university events. One of the largest public universities in the United States by enrollment may be planning to launch virtual classes in the metaverse in the future. According to records submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, on June 7 and June 8, the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University filed seven applications for variations of its name — ASU, Arizona State, Arizona State University — as....
Related News
The British University has invited their students to join two of their courses about complementary currencies and pay their class fees in Bitcoin. This is probably the first time an University has accepted a digital currency as payment for one or more of their classes. The University of Cumbria that is located in England's Lake District offers Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Leadership and a Certificate of Achievement in Sustainable Exchange. It is for these two classes that they are trying out Bitcoin payments via Bitpay. University of Cumbria Accepts Bitcoin for their Classes. We....
El Corte Inglés, the biggest department store group in Spain, seems to be entering into the cryptocurrency sphere. After filing for a related trademark with the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union, they have registered “Bitcor”. Trademark Is a ‘Preventive Registration’ According to filing request #018434202, the Spanish group store seeks to offer “Finance services, financial transactions relating to currency swaps, buying and selling currency.” Although it didn’t mention digital assets specifically, sources from El Corte....
A prominent financial services institution has jumped on the cryptocurrency trademark bandwagon, filing fresh trademark rights for virtual worlds, nonfungible tokens, and more. Mastercard has filed 15 trademark applications for its brand name, the tagline “Priceless,” and its circles logo, all of which allude to metaverse and NFT objectives. This is a significant step for […]
Draper University recently announced a new online Bitcoin course in partnership with ZapChain. Based in Silicon Valley, Draper University has been accepting Bitcoin for well over a year and has a long history of leading the cutting edge of curriculum design with new and innovative classes. ZapChain is a "growing network of Bitcoin professionals." Adam Draper, the founder of Boost, said: The largest problem in the Bitcoin adoption world right now is education and this is the best Bitcoin education course online. It [Bitcoin] answers all the questions by giving access to the experts in the....
Leading automotive company Ford has filed 19 trademark applications related to possible metaverse activities. In the documents, the company hints at the potential launch of Ford-branded NFTs (non-fungible tokens) on its own marketplace, and also refers to the offering of virtual models of its cars, including Mustang, Mustang Mach-E, and the Bronco.
Ford Hints at Metaverse Move
Ford, one of the biggest U.S.-based automotive brands by sales, has introduced several trademark applications to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), preparing for a potential push into the....