According to a report from Reuters today, Tencent has registered the WeCom trademark in the United States as a potential replacement for WeChat.
It is worth mentioning that, according to news from the US Department of Commerce tonight, the WeChat and TikTok ban will be implemented from September 20.
According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Tencent registered the WeCom trademark on August 19.
In response to this news, Tencent declined to comment. According to two sources from Tencent, WeCom is not within the scope of the US ban on WeChat-related transactions.
Naijatechnews previously reported that the company’s WeChat overseas name has been changed from “WeChat Work” to “WeCom”.
At that time, there was no official announcement on the company’s WeChat name change. According to netizens, it was speculated that the move might be to circumvent the US ban and other adverse effects.
The US government will ban various transactions and activities related to WeChat from the 20th of this month. The two sources told Reuters: WeCom is not within the scope of the US ban on WeChat-related transactions .
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