Hermès reveals plans for Metaverse fashion shows, crypto, and NFTs

Published at: Sept. 1, 2022

Luxury brand Hermès is laying the groundwork for its entrance to Web3 after filing a trademark application covering NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and the Metaverse. 

According to an Aug. 26 filing to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the trademark covers downloadable software to view, store and manage virtual goods, digital collectibles, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs “for use in online worlds.”

It also filed trademarks for “retail store services featuring virtual goods” as well as fashion and trade shows in “online virtual, augmented or mixed reality environments” and for “providing an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of virtual goods.”

Luxury brand Hermès has filed a trademark application for its name claiming plans to expand into▶️NFTs + Virtual currency▶️Crypto + NFT trading▶️Virtual good marketplaces▶️Virtual clothing, footwear, and fashion shows... and more#NFT #Metaverse #Web3 #Crypto #Hermes_Paris pic.twitter.com/hdvsXeQtrC

— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) August 31, 2022

The new trademark application comes months after filing a lawsuit against Metabirkins founder, Mason Rothschild in January for allegedly using the brand's Birkin name to make money from sales and resales for his NFT Metabirkins collection.

In a 47-page legal complaint against Rothschild, Hermés alleged that the “MetaBirkins brand simply rips off Hermés’ famous Birkin trademark by adding the generic prefix ‘meta’ to the famous trademark Birkin”, thereby creating the illusion that the MetaBirkins brand was a part of the luxury Hermés’ Birkin brand.

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The lawsuit against Rothschild could be one of the reasons why the company has gone ahead to file its own protections that will cover the Metaverse, crypto, and NFT-related products and tokens.

The luxury brand is neither the first or the likely the last to make moves in the Metaverse.

Earlier this year, Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week, a four-day digital fashion event featuring wearables on virtual runways saw the appearance of luxury brands including Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, Tommy Hilfiger, Estée Lauder and Elie Saab.

Last month, data from Dune Analytics revealed that leading brands including Nike, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Adidas, and Tiffany had amassed a combined $260 million worth of sales from NFTs.

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