Nissan Files 4 New Web3 Trademarks, Trials Sales In The Metaverse

Japanese automotive brand Nissan has become the latest car manufacturer to ramp up its Web3 efforts, filing four new Web3-related trademarks filed in the United States, while its Japan unit is experimenting with auto sales in the metaverse.

According to Nissan’s Mar. 7 trademark applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the new filings cover its Infiniti, Nismo and Nissan brands.

#NISSAN has filed 4 trademark applications for
▶️ INFINITI
▶️ NISMO
▶️ NISSAN

The filings signal plans for
Virtual Clothes + Cars
Stores for Virtual Goods + NFTs
NFT Marketplaces + Trading + Minting
Metaverse Advertising Services#NFT #NFTCommunity #Metaverse #Web3 #Car pic.twitter.com/iG3ZVgyD5t

— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) March 13, 2023

The filings to the USPTO reveal Nissan’s plans to create virtual clothes, cars, headgear, trading cards, toys, tickets, and an NFT marketplace for trading and minting NFTs.

The company has also outlined plans for metaverse advertising services and other “entertainment services” covering online video, images, artwork, tickets, audio, sounds, music, and trading cards, along with a website with information on everything about Nissan’s proposed NFTs and how they will work.

There are also intentions for “non-downloadable computer software for use as a digital wallet,” according to the filing.

Test drive a Nissan in the metaverse

Last week on Mar. 8, Nissan Japan announced it is conducting a three-month “demonstration experiment” of its virtual store “Nissan Hype Lab” to “study, consult, test drive, and purchase Nissan vehicles,” while in the metaverse.

Nissan Hype Lab. Source: Nissan

“At the same time we will examine the possibility of new sales methods for cars,” it wrote in a statement.

The trial, which runs from Mar. 8 to Jun. 30, will allow customers to visit the virtual storefront “24 hours a day” via a PC or smartphone. Customers can create their own customized avatars and between certain hours, can even interact with virtual sales staff.