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American City Business Journals, Inc.

220 live US trademarks, filing since 1984. The 36th largest trademark holder in Class 41 (education & entertainment). 3 new applications filed this year.

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On the register as AMERICAN CITY BUSINESS JOURNALS, INC. · American City Business Journals Inc.

Live marks
220
registered + pending
Registered
200
on the Principal Register
Pending
20
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
3
by filing date
Classes used
13
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1984
42 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 160 of 220 live marks are in Class 41. Paper & printed matter (Class 16) is next with 81.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 6 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 30 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 3 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 City Business Journals, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
BIZ DENVER 16, 41 Oct 14, 2026 — pending 50160347
ACBJ 41 Jul 7, 2026 — pending 99926668
40 UNDER 40 16, 35 Jan 26, 2026 — published 99614200
HEMMINGS 35, 36, 45 Nov 10, 2025 — registered Aug 4 99488444
ACBJ 16 Nov 3, 2025 — registered Sep 22 99476710
OKLAHOMA CITY BUSINESS JOURNAL 35 Jul 31, 2025 — pending 99312932
FORT WORTH BUSINESS JOURNAL 35 Jul 31, 2025 — pending 99312933
AUDIENCE+ 35 Jul 31, 2025 — registered Mar 10 99313847
EMPOWERED WOMEN'S FORUM 41 Jun 11, 2025 — registered Jan 27 99229454
HEMMINGS MOTOR CLUB 35 Apr 10, 2025 — registered Dec 9 99130275
Recently registeredlast 12 months
ACBJ · Cl. 16 · Reg. 8,447,131
Sep 22, 2026
HEMMINGS · Cl. 35, 36, 45 · Reg. 8,376,293
Aug 4, 2026
AUDIENCE+ · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,166,483
Mar 10, 2026
EMPOWERED WOMEN'S FORUM · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,115,466
Jan 27, 2026
HEMMINGS MOTOR CLUB · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,057,095
Dec 9, 2025

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

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
STRUCTURES AWARDS · Reg. 6,047,734 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 5, 2026
May 5, 2025 → May 5, 2026
THE NATIONAL OBSERVER · Reg. 6,096,863 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 7, 2027
Jul 7, 2025 → Jul 7, 2026
NORTH TEXAS INNO · Reg. 6,108,723 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
A RANCHER'S LEGACY · Reg. 6,131,540 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 18, 2027
Aug 18, 2025 → Aug 18, 2026
CLEVELAND BUSINESS JOURNAL · Reg. 6,166,094 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 29, 2027
Sep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 2026
ESPORTS RISING · Reg. 6,172,292 · registered Oct 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Apr 13, 2027
Oct 13, 2025 → Oct 13, 2026
BUSINESS JOURNALS BOOKS · Reg. 6,235,674 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 29, 2025 → Dec 29, 2026
BIZWOMEN MENTORING MONDAY · Reg. 6,241,872 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 5, 2026 → Jan 5, 2027

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

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Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
AMERICAN CITY BUSINESS JOURNALS, INC. · 156 live marks
included
American City Business Journals Inc. · 64 live marks
included
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Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About American City Business Journals, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does American City Business Journals, Inc. have?

220 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 200 registered and 20 pending applications. 3 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does American City Business Journals, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 160 live marks). Also paper & printed matter (Class 16) and advertising & business (Class 35).

Who owns the AMERICAN CITY BUSINESS JOURNALS trademark?

AMERICAN CITY BUSINESS JOURNALS is owned by American City Business Journals, Inc.. It was registered on March 3, 1987 (Reg. No. 1431447) and is live. The same owner holds 219 other live US marks.

When did American City Business Journals, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1984: AMERICAN CITY BUSINESS JOURNALS, filed November 2, 1984.

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