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Ball State University

13 live US trademarks, filing since 1989.

Live marks
13
registered + pending
Registered
12
on the Principal Register
Pending
1
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
5
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1989
37 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly clothing & footwear: 6 of 13 live marks are in Class 25. Education & entertainment (Class 41) is next with 4.
2 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 2 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 Ball State University filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
BALL STATE TRADITION 41 Oct 5, 2023 — abandoned Sep 1 98210996
BSU 25 May 15, 2023 intent to use published 97936270
BALL STATE TRADITION 25 Nov 17, 2021 — registered Dec 17 97128802
WE FLY 41 Nov 6, 2017 — registered Jun 4 87672890
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY WE FLY 25 Nov 6, 2017 — registered Jun 8 87672912
CHIRP CHIRP 21, 25 Feb 9, 2012 — registered Sep 11 85537898
BALL U 25 Apr 9, 2010 — registered Mar 12 85010232
EDUCATION REDEFINED 41 May 16, 2006 — registered Apr 3 78884188
NLI 41 Feb 25, 2004 — registered Dec 6 78373644
CARDINAL CASH 36 Jul 11, 1994 — registered Jan 27 74547989
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
EDUCATION REDEFINED · Reg. 3,224,887 · registered Apr 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Apr 3, 2026 → Apr 3, 2027
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY WE FLY · Reg. 6,380,594 · registered Jun 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jun 8, 2026 → Jun 8, 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 STATE UNIVERSITY · 13 live marks
included
Ball Horticultural Company · 115 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
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

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

Common questions

About Ball State University trademarks.

How many trademarks does Ball State University have?

13 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 12 registered and 1 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Ball State University sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly clothing & footwear (Class 25, 6 live marks). Also education & entertainment (Class 41) and housewares & glass (Class 21).

Who owns the BALL STATE trademark?

BALL STATE is owned by Ball State University. It was registered on October 16, 1990 (Reg. No. 1617597) and is live. The same owner holds 12 other live US marks.

When did Ball State University first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1989: BALL STATE, filed December 11, 1989.

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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.