In brief
- Global banking firm Wells Fargo applied for a trademark for the wordmark “WFUSD.”
- The goods and service categories for use mention cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and digital assets.
- Other banks, like JPMorgan and Western Union have also applied for trademarks around the time of their respective digital token launches.
Global banking firm Wells Fargo applied for a trademark for “WFUSD” for potential use in service categories that mention cryptocurrency and stablecoins, a new filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office shows.
The firm’s filing, dated March 10, has been accepted by the USPTO but awaits assignment to an examining attorney, and enters a trademark queue that extends to more than 10 months according to





