Shipping giant UPS has filed a complaint with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). metaverse applied for a trademark.
Virtual Cargo Packages Are Among The Services UPS Will Offer On Metaverse
According to the details of the application, the company aims to provide virtual packages, shipping labels, clothing, uniforms, hats and vehicles within virtual environments.
According to trademark attorney Josh Gerben, UPS’s Metaverse service will be part of the gaming experience with shipping shipping. Drawing attention to the virtual brand activities of the Roblox game, Gerben pointed out that the next name in this field could be UPS.
Online gaming platform Roblox announced that it plans to build a Metaverse universe last November.
In 2018, UPS introduced a model for a point-of-sale service, and among of bitcoin announced that it would accept a wide variety of payment types, including
In 2017, the company also joined a crypto technology organization called Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA) together with Coyote Logistics. The company stated that with this move, it aims to increase its transparency and reduce the costs of carriers, shippers and consumers.
Giant Companies Increase Their Moves on Virtual Universes
It seems that the corporate world continues to enter the Metaverse sector, step by step. Unilever and the American energy giant Chevron are among the companies that have filed trademark applications for the virtual universe in the past month.
Last month, Danish toy maker Lego and Japanese technology giant Sony made a $2 billion investment in Epic Games. With this investment in the company that is the producer of the Fortnite game, it is aimed to create a virtual universe suitable for children.