In the wake of one of the deadliest viral outbreaks being acknowledged as a global pandemic, opportunism has found its way through, even in the field of IP with various trademarks and domain names being filed and registered with respect to the novel corona virus.

A cumulative list of the total number of Trademark filings in each country are the following -

S.No. Country Number of Trademarks filed

1. India 7
2. Europe 8
3. USA 86
4. Canada 1
5. Germany 5
6. Spain 7
7. France 2
8. Korea 3
9. Singapore 1
10. New Zealand 3
11. Australia 2
Total - 125

The following table incorporates just a handful of trademark filings, incorporating the term "COVID" at the start of February 2020 in the United States, to more than 40 trademarks filed globally by the end of March 2020 -

S.No. Application No Trademark Application Date Proprietor Name Class Status
Europe
1. 18214881 Corona Hero 3/26/2020 16, 21, 25 Pending
2. 18213865 Corona Party 3/24/2020 41 Pending
3. 18213866 After Corona Party 3/24/2020 41 Pending
4. 18213114 CORONA 3/20/2020 Bora Creations S.L. 3 Pending
5. 18211918 Corona Kid 3/17/2020 24, 25 Pending
6. 18202886 934256a.jpg 2/26/2020 PASTA CORONA S.R.L. UNIPERSONALE 30 Pending
7.

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934256b.jpg 3/25/2020 35, 42
8. 18213555 Covid19 Patrol 3/22/2020 Miguel Divasson del Fraile 25

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