Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

78 live US trademarks, filing since 1962. 2 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
78
registered + pending
Registered
76
on the Principal Register
Pending
2
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
by filing date
Classes used
11
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1962
64 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 48 of 78 live marks are in Class 41. Electronics & software (Class 9) is next with 13.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 1 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 9 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 so far

Marks held on the register, by filing date. 2026 is year to date.

Portfolio by classlive marks · rank among filers in that class

A multi-class mark counts once per class. Rank shown where the owner is in the class's top 50.

Latest activity

What American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
DOCTOR'S NOTE 41 Aug 17, 2026 — pending 50054677
TGIF 41 Feb 17, 2026 — published 99657254
MR & MRS MURDER 41 Jun 16, 2025 — registered Sep 22 99236876
ABC NEWS LIVE PRIME 41 Jul 26, 2024 — registered Apr 29 98668044
WHO DO YOU BELIEVE? 41 Jan 28, 2022 — registered May 28 97244649
VIDEOS AFTER DARK 41 Mar 23, 2020 — registered May 18 88844733
DEALS & STEALS 41 Mar 18, 2020 — registered Jan 12 88839432
POWERPORTAL 41 Mar 5, 2020 — registered Dec 8 88822625
ABC AUDIO 38 Oct 3, 2019 — registered Apr 25 88641672
ABC AUDIO 41 Oct 3, 2019 — registered Apr 25 88641683
Recently registeredlast 12 months
MR & MRS MURDER · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,453,430
Sep 22, 2026

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
VIDEOS AFTER DARK · Reg. 6,181,798 · registered Oct 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Apr 20, 2027
Oct 20, 2025 → Oct 20, 2026
SCIENCE ROCK · Reg. 2,011,865 · registered Oct 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Oct 29, 2025 → Oct 29, 2026
MULTIPLICATION ROCK · Reg. 2,011,866 · registered Oct 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Oct 29, 2025 → Oct 29, 2026
GRAMMAR ROCK · Reg. 2,011,867 · registered Oct 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Oct 29, 2025 → Oct 29, 2026
AMERICA ROCK · Reg. 2,011,868 · registered Oct 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Oct 29, 2025 → Oct 29, 2026
SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK! · Reg. 2,020,574 · registered Dec 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Dec 3, 2025 → Dec 3, 2026
POWERPORTAL · Reg. 6,214,879 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 8, 2025 → Dec 8, 2026
ABC · Reg. 2,023,417 · registered Dec 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Dec 17, 2025 → Dec 17, 2026

A filing missed by the due date enters a six-month grace period, then the registration cancels.

Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC. · 78 live marks
included
American Promotional Events, Inc. · 304 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
American Sports Licensing, LLC · 235 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
American City Business Journals, Inc. · 220 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
American Express Marketing & Development Corp. · 205 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
American Girl, LLC · 196 live marks · may be a related company
separate page

Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. have?

78 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 76 registered and 2 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 48 live marks). Also electronics & software (Class 9) and telecommunications (Class 38).

Who owns the ABC trademark?

ABC is owned by American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.. It was registered on August 27, 1963 (Reg. No. 0755703) and is live. The same owner holds 77 other live US marks.

When did American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1962: ABC, filed November 1, 1962.

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