CVS files to trademark its pharmacy and health clinics in the metaverse

CVS files to trademark its pharmacy and health clinics in the metaverse


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CVS Health is looking to be the first pharmacy in the metaverse. 

The drugstore and health services company filed for a trademark to sell virtual goods, NFTs and provide health care services, joining major retailers like Walmart and Nike.

In its filing with U.S. Patent Trade Office, CVS is looking to trademark its logo and to provide an online store, as well as downloadable virtual goods, including “prescription drugs, health, wellness, beauty and personal care products.”   

CVS filed its application on Feb. 28. It was made public Friday on the U.S. Patent Office website.

CVS also seeks to bring the health services it provides in its in-store clinics and its telehealth platform to the virtual setting. In the filing, the company points to providing nutrition and wellness coaching, “namely, non-emergency medical treatments services, wellness programs, advisory services related to nutrition, providing health lifestyle and nutrition services… and counseling.”

Trademark attorney Josh Gerben said there has been a flurry of corporate metaverse filings since Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta. 

“All these Fortune 500 companies are making trademark filing with the idea of ‘How are we going to play on this platform?'” said Gerben, founding partner of Gerben Perrott law firm. But, he added, “I don’t think I’ve seen anything in the last couple of months that’s been like this CVS filing as a virtual healthcare clinic.”

CVS Health said the trademark filing is another way in which the company is looking to meet consumers where they are, even in the metaverse.

“We’re… regularly looking at new and innovative ways to engage consumers through a digital-first, technology-forward approach,” said a CVS spokesman in a statement to CNBC, adding “we will continue to explore these and other options to improve the consumer experience and launch new consumer-centric services.”

So far, CVS is the first of the major drug chains to file for metaverse trademarks.



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