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Ball Horticultural Company

115 live US trademarks, filing since 1974. The 16th largest trademark holder in Class 31 (agriculture & fresh produce). 6 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
115
registered + pending
Registered
105
on the Principal Register
Pending
10
1 open to opposition
Filed in 2026
6
by filing date
Classes used
10
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1974
52 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly agriculture & fresh produce: 99 of 115 live marks are in Class 31. Paper & printed matter (Class 16) is next with 7.
Filing faster than usual: 6 applications so far in 2026 against a yearly average of 2.5.
One mark is open to opposition now; the window closes Oct 29.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 2 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 7 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 6 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 Ball Horticultural Company filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
BUTTERFLY GARDEN 31 Aug 26, 2026 — pending 50072825
MONARCH MAGIC 31 Aug 5, 2026 — pending 50032779
MONARCH MAGIC 31 Aug 5, 2026 — pending 50032790
MONARCH MAGIC 31 Aug 5, 2026 — pending 50032799
NEW TO NATURE 31 Jul 29, 2026 — pending 50020937
START STRONG, FINISH STRONGER 31 Jan 27, 2026 — published · closes Oct 29 99617153
TOP WAVE 31 Sep 9, 2025 — published 99382268
SUMMERLONG 31 May 1, 2025 — published 99166106
SUMMERLONG AGASTACHE 31 May 1, 2025 — published 99166140
YECAFLORA 31 Dec 11, 2024 — registered Aug 19 98897361
Open to opposition now30-day windows from publication
START STRONG, FINISH STRONGER · Cl. 31 · published Sep 29
closes Oct 29

Anyone who believes they would be harmed by registration can oppose during this window.

Recently registeredlast 12 months
FUNFUSIONS · Cl. 31 · Reg. 8,404,125
Aug 18, 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
TRADEWINDS HIBISCUS · Reg. 6,093,639 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 7, 2027
Jul 7, 2025 → Jul 7, 2026
TRADEWINDS HIBISCUS · Reg. 6,093,644 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 7, 2027
Jul 7, 2025 → Jul 7, 2026
HANDPICKED VEGETABLES · Reg. 5,071,718 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 1, 2025 → Nov 1, 2026
PRIMLET · Reg. 3,177,668 · registered Nov 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Nov 28, 2025 → Nov 28, 2026
COLORGRASS · Reg. 3,182,538 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 12, 2025 → Dec 12, 2026
BALL VIGOR INDEX · Reg. 2,031,678 · registered Jan 1997
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Jan 21, 2026 → Jan 21, 2027
WEBTRACK TO GO · Reg. 5,161,147 · registered Mar 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Mar 14, 2026 → Mar 14, 2027
CABARET · Reg. 3,230,766 · registered Apr 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Apr 17, 2026 → Apr 17, 2027

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
BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY · 115 live marks
included
Ball, Bounce & Sport, Inc. · 38 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Ball, Bounce And Sport Incorporated · 19 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Ball State University · 13 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 Ball Horticultural Company trademarks.

How many trademarks does Ball Horticultural Company have?

115 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 105 registered and 10 pending applications. 6 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Ball Horticultural Company sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly agriculture & fresh produce (Class 31, 99 live marks). Also paper & printed matter (Class 16) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the GROWER TALKS trademark?

GROWER TALKS is owned by Ball Horticultural Company. It was registered on October 1, 1974 (Reg. No. 0994320) and is live. The same owner holds 114 other live US marks.

When did Ball Horticultural Company first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1974: BALL, filed January 7, 1974.

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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.