Stripe Files OPEN USD, OPEN STANDARD Trademark Applications in South Korea on June 30

According to South Korea's Patent Office intellectual property database KIPRIS, global payments company Stripe filed trademark applications for "OPEN USD" and "OPEN STANDARD" on June 30.

Both trademarks relate to the Open Standard, a global stablecoin alliance publicly revealed on June 30, and OUSD (Open USD), a stablecoin issued by the coalition. The alliance includes 149 partner companies, among them Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock. Notably, 13 South Korean firms including Shinhan Financial, K Bank, Kakao Bank, Samsung Electronics, and Dunamu are listed as Open Standard partners, signaling potential domestic circulation of OUSD.