TL; Dr
- US President Donald Trump could be planning to start out a cell service to compete with Verizon, T-Cell, and AT&T.
- The corporate that handles Trump’s logos has filed to make use of the phrases “Trump” and “T1” for telecom-related companies.
- The trademark request additionally covers cellphones, circumstances, chargers, and retail shops.
After launching a social media platform, a sneaker line, and NFTs, US President Donald Trump could be coming to your cellphone subsequent.
In accordance with trademark purposes noticed by BloombergDTTM Operations LLC, the corporate that handles Trump’s logos, has filed to make use of the phrases “Trump” and “T1” for telecom-related companies. Along with wi-fi phone companies, the trademark request additionally covers cellphones, circumstances, chargers, and retail shops.
Whereas the Trump Group has not formally commented on the event (they didn’t reply to Bloomberg’s request for remark), trademark lawyer Josh Gerben says the filings are unusually particular and counsel this might not be simply somebody dreaming up model concepts on a serviette.
“Whereas a trademark submitting doesn’t assure a product launch, the specificity of the purposes factors to critical consideration,” Gerben famous in a weblog publish final week.
So what would a Trump wi-fi service even appear to be? We’re picturing MAGA-branded telephones with Reality Social pre-loaded. On a extra critical notice, if this does occur, it will mark a significant shift for Trump’s enterprise pursuits, that are primarily targeted on actual property and motels.
Once more, to be clear, a trademark submitting doesn’t assure a launch. Many corporations reserve names for issues that by no means see the sunshine of day. However given Trump’s widening pursuits, a self-branded wi-fi community doesn’t really feel fully out of the query.
