{"id":62348,"date":"2022-06-02T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T09:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=62348"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:23:30","slug":"kanye-west-registers-trademarks-tied-to-nfts-and-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/kanye-west-registers-trademarks-tied-to-nfts-and-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West registers trademarks tied to NFTs and cryptocurrencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The firm Mascotte Holdings, linked to the famous rapper Kanye West, filed 17 trademark applications under the YEEZUS brand. Among the contemplated uses <em>\u2014<\/em> NFTs and metaverses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Kanye West has filed 17 new trademark applications around his YEEZUS name.<\/p>\n<p>The filings indicate an intent to launch YEEZUS-branded amusement parks, NFT\u2019s, toys and more. \ud83d\udc47<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KanyeWest?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#KanyeWest<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/bI7RkA1Pk3\\\">pic.twitter.com\/bI7RkA1Pk3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Gerben (@JoshGerben) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshGerben\/status\/1532028644696236034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">June 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In one of <a href=\\\"https:\/\/tmsearch.uspto.gov\/bin\/gate.exe?f=searchss&#038;state=4801:nlnpzh.1.1\\\">documents<\/a> it states the potential of \\&#8221;providing an online marketplace for buyers of crypto- and\/or digital collectibles, currencies, tokens and assets\\&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Mascotte Holdings intends to cover a broad range of potential products outside the crypto space, including clothing, video games, retail stores, amusement parks, cosmetics.<\/p>\n<p>The YEEZUS brand is linked to the artist&#8217;s sixth solo album of the same name, released in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>On January 31, West posted a photo of a note on his <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kanyewest\/\\\">Instagram<\/a>. In it he wrote: \\&#8221;Don&#8217;t ask me to do the damn NFT\u2026 ask me later.\\&#8221; The post has since been deleted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Don\u2019t expect an NFT from Kanye any time soon. He shared this along with the note: \u00abSTOP ASKING ME TO DO NFT\u2019s I\u2019M NOT FINNA CO-SIGN \u2026 FOR NOW I\u2019M NOT ON THAT WAVE I MAKE MUSIC AND PRODUCTS IN THE REAL WORLD\u00bb <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ct8m665nlv\\\">pictwitter.com\/Ct8m665nlv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pigeons &#038; Planes (@PigsAndPlans) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PigsAndPlans\/status\/1488312253959098374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in February, rapper Snoop Dogg announced the transformation of Death Row Records into the first NFT label.<\/p>\n<p>Later the musician announced plans to create digital cannabis farms in the MOBLAND project&#8217;s metaverse.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Snoop Dogg disclosed that he is Cozomo de\u2019 Medici, the collector of hundreds of non-fungible tokens.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog&#8217;s YouTube channel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The firm Mascotte Holdings, linked to the famous rapper Kanye West, filed 17 trademark applications for the YEEZUS brand. 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