Documents Reveal McDonald's Plans for the MetaverseThe fast-food company filed 10 trademarks for usage in the virtual world.

ByChloe Arrojado

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Several brands, includingAdidas,NikeandWalmart, have already bought into the popularity of virtual reality platforms. Now you can addMcDonald'scan to the list, as documents reveal it has filed several trademarks for a restaurant that will deliver in-person and virtual food.

Trademark attorney Josh Gerben brought attention to the 10 trademarks on February 9,tweetingthat the fast-food giant has filed applications for "McDonald's", "McCafe" and its golden-arches symbol.

One of McDonald'strademarkswas for "downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files andnon-fungible tokens." Another describedits purpose as"operating a virtual restaurant featuring actual and virtual goods" and "operating a virtual restaurant online featuring home delivery."

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McDonald's isn't the only restaurant chain capitalizing on the craze. On February 3,Panera Breadfiled a trademark application for "Paneraverse". Thetrademarklisted intended usages including "food items and beverages for use in virtual worlds" and "non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for facilitating commercial transactions."

McDonald's stockis up 0.046% over a 24-hour period as of Thursday morning.

Related:Elon Musk Prompts Creation of McDonald's Meme Coin, Hits $6 Million Market Capitalization

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