On Monday CVS, the largest pharmacy in the United States, filed a trademark application for virtual goods, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and collectibles in sectors it typically sells. These include health, wellness, beauty, personal care and prescription drugs, amongst others. It’s everything it would need for a metaverse health clinic.
The application explicitly mentions blockchain and smart contracts and covers virtual goods, entertainment, digital artwork, news and information.
Shortly before the new year one of CVS’s biggest competitors, Walmart, registered twenty trademarks around blockchain, non-fungible tokens, cryptocurrency and the metaverse.
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