Kanye West Filed 17 New Trademark Related To NFT. Rapper Kanye West could be preparing to print his own Non Fungible Token (NFT), according to 17 new trademark applications he has filed.
The move suggests the popular rapper and designer may have softened his anti-NFT stance since publicly criticizing digital art collections earlier this year.
West, who officially changed his name to “Ye,” filed trademark applications for “blockchain-based non-fungible assets”, “currencies and tokens” and “online retail store services featuring digital art”.
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He registered the trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 27. The filing also suggests West might launch a Yeezus-branded theme park.
The submissions come just months after West announced his disinterest in the NFT project in a handwritten letter posted to his Instagram on February 1, a post he has deleted, clarifying his focus is on “building real products in the real world”.
West’s post comes after a viral interview that featured Paris Hilton and Jimmy Fallon talking about their NFT Bored Ape and some other celebrity NFT endorsements.
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Kanye West Filed 17 New Trademark Related To NFT. While West appeared adamant in his letter he would not be jumping into the NFT space any time soon, he suggested he might eventually change his mind, ending his letter asking fans to “ask me about NFT later”.
As NFT celebrity endorsements and projects have become increasingly popular, trademark filings have become a common way for the rich and famous to get their feet wet and make initial claims.
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In April, soccer great David Beckham filed three trademark applications regarding the metaverse and NFT while, in March, Notorious BIG, LLC, which manages the intellectual property of Biggie Smalls, filed three trademarks indicating the company’s possible plans to release the late rapper’s NFT. Biggie Smalls.
Then in February, YouTube star, professional boxer, and NFT fan Logan Paul helped kickstart the trend of celebrities launching their brands on Web 3 by filing several NFT and metaverse trademarks.
Previously, Pionicon continued to collaborate in flying local products to reach the global market. After previously collaborating with Sarinah and Rekata Studio, Pionicon and Gaspack as the team that gave birth to Jukiverse NFT are now bringing Si Juki in collaboration with Warkop NYC.
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WarkopNYC was founded by three Indonesian diaspora, Omar Karim Prawiranegara, Teguh Chandra, and Cut Lakesiha Salsabila in New York City, United States.
The collaboration between JukiverseNFT and Warkop NYC is in line with Si Juki’s mission to reach the global market, one of which is by popularizing the culture of hanging out at warkop while telling stories to Americans.
This activity is closely related to Juki’s background, who is a boarding house student. Moreover, many of the owners or holders of NFT Lost in Jukiverse are domiciled in the United States.
The creator of Si Juki, Faza Meonk, said that this collaboration was Pionicon’s step to bring Si Juki up the international ladder.
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“JukiverseNFT’s community base is growing rapidly and now it has more than 80,000 followers on Twitter and more than 9,000 members on its Discord channel from various countries, especially the United States, in addition to being supported by Italy, the Philippines, China, India, and other countries. others,” said Faza in a written statement, quoted on Wednesday (29/6/2022).
One of the managers of Warkop NYC, Omar Prawiranegara, said that his party welcomed this collaboration as a form of promoting Indonesian works to the world market.
“Warkop NYC is an archipelago window. Various Indonesian products can be found in our stalls. Not only Indomie which has gone global but also Si Juki which is already owned by global citizens,” said Omar.
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“We will continue to open up space so that various Indonesian products can be exhibited at Warkop NYC, as a form of promotion of culture, tourism and the creative economy from Indonesia,” he continued.
Kanye West Filed 17 New Trademark Related To NFT. The Jukiverse NFT project previously launched the ‘Si Juki Cosplay’ collection of 110 cosplays, then the NFT collaboration project ‘Jukiverse X’ which involved 34 Indonesian NFT artists including WD Willy, Arya Mularama, Arief Witjaksana and Darbotz.
During the collaboration period, Warkop NYC provides a special Juki menu, as well as Jukiverse NFT branding which will be seen adorning until July 3.
In addition, on June 21-23 2022, holders can claim Jukiverse NFT owned by special Jukiverse merch. As for the first 20 people who registered, they got their signatures and Juki drawn directly by the creator of Si Juki, Faza Meonk.
