Kanye West Reportedly Files Trademark For Dating App

Kanye West has been promoting his "Donda" brand heavily, over these last two months.

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This is named after his late mother, who passed away in 2007. His 10th studio album, "Donda," ended up being released in late August, and went on to debut at number one, on the Billboard 200 chart.

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Kanye is expanding the Donda name, as he's recently said to have been exploring ownership in tech products.

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Last week, a new report surfaced, where Ye supposedly filed a trademark application on September 21, to put the Donda name on these items.

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These include tablet computers, audio speakers and surround sound systems. Additional products that Ye is looking to put the Donda name on are smartwatches, smart glasses, wearable activity trackers, and protective flip covers for tablet computers.

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Kanye also reportedly filed 10 more trademark applications, for the name "Ye," as this includes for creating masks, computers, sports bags, and home goods.

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A dating app is also listed in the documents.

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These trademarks were filed by Kanye's company, Mascotte Holdings. Dating apps that Kanye's platform would be in competition with, are Tinder, and OkCupid.

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