The Russian Patent Office has approved Tether's trademark registration for its Hadron tokenization platform.

According to Mars Finance, on January 11, the Russian Patent Office approved Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, for trademark registration of its Hadron tokenization platform. Tether had previously submitted the application to the Russian Federal Intellectual Property Office in October 2025, and it was approved this month. Hadron is a tokenization platform launched by Tether in November 2024, supporting the tokenization of real-world assets such as stocks, bonds, points, and commodities, allowing companies to issue digital tokens on a blockchain network. The newly approved trademark in Russia is valid until October 3, 2035, and covers blockchain financial services, cryptocurrency trading and exchange, crypto payment processing, and related consulting services.