HSBC applies for trademark registration in the United States to provide financial services in the metaverse

With the registration, the bank's objective is to develop virtual goods such as bank cards, cash cards, checks and NFTs in general for use in online virtual worlds. 

In the race for the lead in the metaverse, the HSBC It also wants to host an online portal providing financial information for data security services and online communities for digital assets, in addition to trading tokens. 

According to the North American patent lawyer who maps the arrival of brands on web3, Mike Kondoudis, the entity requested registration on December 15th, and aims to offer financial consultancy for the metaverse. 

Recently, some other brands like BMW and Mercedes arrived in the North American market trying to print their brands for web3.0 and metaverse. 

BMW in the metaverse? German automaker requests trademark registration in the US to explore web3.0

The high-end car manufacturer BMW has just registered a patent for the brand in the digital environment in the United States to enter the metaverse and trade in NFTs. The registration was approved on November 25th, but was only announced last Wednesday (30th).

Mercedes requests patent registration for the metaverse in the USA

Apparently the automotive industry is one of the most excited about the metaverse. This is because another giant in the industry is joining web3 with patent registrations. After BMW, Mercedes-Benz went to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register non-fungible tokens.