Fender has filed a series of trademark applications to use its signature headstock shape on potential NFT products.
Trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis, who saw the guitar company’s application at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, tweeted, “Guitar maker Fender has filed 3 trademark applications for electric guitar headstock shapes, indicating plans for NFTs; crypto-collectibles; virtual goods; and multimedia. Fender filed similar applications for Stratocaster and Fender last year.”
Guitar maker Fender has filed 3 trademark applications for the shapes of electric guitar heads indicating plans for
🎸 NFTs
🎸 Crypto-collectables
🎸 Virtual goods and multimedia@Fender filed similar apps for Stratocaster and Fender last year#NFTs #Metaverse #Web3 #Fender pic.twitter.com/eW57JAMcT1— Mike Kondoudis (@KondoudisLaw) May 5, 2022
Guitar World also confirmed Kondoudis’ observation. Guitarists are prone to collecting. So it’s easy to see why the guitar maker is making the necessary moves to get involved in the metaverse.
About Fender
Fender is a world-renowned American manufacturer of guitars and amplifiers. With a rich history dating back to 1946, the company is known to professionals and hobbyists around the world as the go-to company for iconic products such as Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars and Precision and Jazz basses. The U.S. company also manufactures amplifiers, lap steel guitars, banjos, electric violins, pedals, etc.
Fender is not the first guitar company to dive into the metaverse. Rather, there are many musicians and guitar companies that have requested or launched NFTs and products. Matt Bellamy, Joe Satriani, Keith Richards and Joe Bonamassa have all participated in the NFT boom of 2021. Heavy metal band Megadeth has even launched its own cryptocurrency.
In addition, Fender’s competitor Gibson filed a similar application to Fender’s last year. So far, both companies have not announced their web3 plans to the public.
