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Ancestry.COM Operations Inc.

50 live US trademarks, filing since 1986. 3 new applications filed this year.

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Live marks
50
registered + pending
Registered
45
on the Principal Register
Pending
5
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
3
1 intent to use
Classes used
10
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1986
40 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly science & technology (saas): 33 of 50 live marks are in Class 42. Legal & security services (Class 45) is next with 31.
New products ahead: 1 of the 3 filings this year are intent-to-use applications, meaning the goods are not yet on sale.
6 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 3 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 8 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 Ancestry.COM Operations Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
B 9, 41 Oct 13, 2026 — pending 50158337
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS. WE'VE GOT ANCESTORS. 9, 35, 41, 42, 45 Feb 16, 2026 intent to use published 99655290
EVERY FAMILY MAKES A MARK 9, 35, 41, 42, 45 Feb 4, 2026 — published 99634330
THE PAST: READ ALL ABOUT IT 41, 42, 45 Sep 22, 2025 — registered Sep 1 99405448
ANCESTRYPRESERVE 42, 45 Feb 18, 2025 — published 99045346
CLUB 1890 9, 35, 41, 42, 45 Jan 30, 2025 — published 99023394
ANCESTRY 9 Jul 15, 2024 — registered Jan 14 98648141
IT'S A FAMILY THING 41, 42, 45 Jul 10, 2024 — registered Apr 22 98641412
ANCESTRYDNA PLUS 42 Jan 22, 2024 — registered Dec 3 98369689
UNFAMILIAR 41 Aug 8, 2023 — registered Jun 25 98121597
Recently registeredlast 12 months
THE PAST: READ ALL ABOUT IT · Cl. 41, 42, 45 · Reg. 8,419,168
Sep 1, 2026
ANCESTRY STUDIOS · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,088,916
Dec 30, 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
THRULINES · Reg. 6,137,165 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 25, 2027
Aug 25, 2025 → Aug 25, 2026
MYTREETAGS · Reg. 6,159,047 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 22, 2027
Sep 22, 2025 → Sep 22, 2026
WHERE YOUR STORY GROWS · Reg. 6,181,762 · registered Oct 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Apr 20, 2027
Oct 20, 2025 → Oct 20, 2026
STORYSCOUT · Reg. 6,316,385 · registered Apr 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Apr 6, 2026 → Apr 6, 2027
FIND A GRAVE · Reg. 5,252,586 · registered Jul 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Jul 25, 2026 → Jul 25, 2027
PUBLISHER EXTRA · Reg. 5,286,887 · registered Sep 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Sep 12, 2026 → Sep 12, 2027

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

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Common questions

About Ancestry.COM Operations Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Ancestry.COM Operations Inc. have?

50 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 45 registered and 5 pending applications. 3 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Ancestry.COM Operations Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly science & technology (saas) (Class 42, 33 live marks). Also legal & security services (Class 45) and education & entertainment (Class 41).

Who owns the ANCESTRY trademark?

ANCESTRY is owned by Ancestry.COM Operations Inc.. It was registered on January 16, 1990 (Reg. No. 1577711) and is live. The same owner holds 49 other live US marks.

When did Ancestry.COM Operations Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1986: ANCESTRY, filed July 17, 1986.

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