Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Archie Comic Publications, Inc.

140 live US trademarks, filing since 1940. The 20th largest trademark holder in Class 16 (paper & printed matter).

Live marks
140
registered + pending
Registered
127
on the Principal Register
Pending
13
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
6
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1940
86 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly paper & printed matter: 114 of 140 live marks are in Class 16. Education & entertainment (Class 41) is next with 20.
Quiet this year: no new applications so far in 2026, against a yearly average of 6.9.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 6 already in the grace period.
1 mark was abandoned, cancelled or expired in the last 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 29 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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 Archie Comic Publications, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
ARCHIE 41 Jun 5, 2023 — published 98027588
ARCHIE HORROR 41 May 30, 2023 — published 98019923
JUGHEAD THE HUNGER 41 Mar 24, 2023 — published 97856701
BLOSSOMS 666 41 Mar 24, 2023 — published 97856704
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE 41 Mar 24, 2023 — published 97856697
VERONICA 41 Mar 8, 2023 — published 97829077
THE SHIELD 41 Mar 3, 2023 — pending 97822946
POP'S CHOCK'LIT SHOPPE 43 Feb 21, 2023 — published 97805186
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS 41 Oct 27, 2022 — published 97651773
OFFICIAL COMIC BOOK OF CHRISTMAS 16 Oct 27, 2022 — registered Apr 22 97651778
Recently registeredlast 12 months
THE CRUSADERS · Cl. 16 · Reg. 8,118,784
Jan 27, 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
COSMO THE MIGHTY MARTIAN · Reg. 6,099,923 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 14, 2027
Jul 14, 2025 → Jul 14, 2026
THE POWERPETS · Reg. 6,114,076 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 28, 2027
Jul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 2026
GINGER LOPEZ · Reg. 6,114,111 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 28, 2027
Jul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 2026
BOB PHANTOM · Reg. 6,131,068 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 18, 2027
Aug 18, 2025 → Aug 18, 2026
KATY KEENE · Reg. 6,148,082 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 8, 2027
Sep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 2026
BLACK JACK · Reg. 6,171,491 · registered Oct 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Apr 6, 2027
Oct 6, 2025 → Oct 6, 2026
BETTY & VERONICA VIXENS · Reg. 6,200,799 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026
DARK CIRCLE COMICS · Reg. 5,091,680 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 29, 2025 → Nov 29, 2026

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

Lapsed or droppedstatus changes · last 12 months
BETTY AND VERONICA · Cl. 16 · was registered
cancelled Oct 19

Recorded as the nightly register update observes them. A cancelled or expired mark no longer blocks a new filing of the same name.

Common questions

About Archie Comic Publications, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Archie Comic Publications, Inc. have?

140 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 127 registered and 13 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Archie Comic Publications, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly paper & printed matter (Class 16, 114 live marks). Also education & entertainment (Class 41) and clothing & footwear (Class 25).

Who owns the PEP COMICS trademark?

PEP COMICS is owned by Archie Comic Publications, Inc.. It was registered on July 16, 1940 (Reg. No. 0379590) and is live. The same owner holds 139 other live US marks.

When did Archie Comic Publications, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1940: PEP COMICS, filed February 21, 1940.

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Data: USPTO trademark bulk files, processed nightly by Thorgate. Last rebuilt October 23, 2026. Counts cover the US federal register only, not state or foreign marks. Owner names are shown as recorded by the USPTO. This page reports public-record facts and dates and is not legal advice. For the official record of any mark, follow its serial number to USPTO TSDR.