Motorola has filed to register the MOTO Z trademark in the US

A recent discovery in the USPTO database reveals that Motorola has filed to register the MOTO Z trademark in the US.

In a rather interesting coincidence, the official USPTO documents reveal that Motorola filed to register the MOTO Z trademark on the same day that Blass made his comments. The discovery clearly shows that Motorola clearly wants rights over this trademark, but not all trademarks are usually put to use on real products. In light of recent rumors, however, this does seem to further fuel rumors of the demise of the Moto X lineup.

According to previous rumors, the Lenovo-owned smartphone maker is currently working on two Moto Z models. The handsets are said to be branded as the Moto Z Style and Moto Z Play, following the same naming scheme as the current-generation Moto X series. Reportedly, both Motorola Moto Z handsets will come with fingerprint sensors on the front and modular back plates on the back.