According to the latest developments from relevant Russian authorities, the USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has successfully completed trademark registration for the asset tokenization platform Hadron at the Federal Service for Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation. The entire approval process was as follows: Tether submitted the application in October 2025, and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property officially approved the registration in January 2026.

What does this mean? Tether has obtained exclusive rights to use the trademark, with a protection period of up to 10 years, expiring only on October 3, 2035. The scope of the trademark's use is quite broad — including blockchain financial services, cryptocurrency trading and exchange, crypto payment processing, and related consulting services.

From a business perspective, Tether's move is quite interesting. By officially registering the trademark in Russia, it provides legal protection for the Hadron platform brand and also reflects Tether's ambitious market positioning in Russia. As competition in international markets for stablecoins and blockchain services intensifies, securing intellectual property rights early is clearly a wise move.