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The British Broadcasting Corporation

39 live US trademarks, filing since 1991.

Live marks
39
registered + pending
Registered
38
on the Principal Register
Pending
1
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
24
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1991
35 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly electronics & software: 34 of 39 live marks are in Class 9. Education & entertainment (Class 41) is next with 32.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 1 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 4 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 The British Broadcasting Corporation filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
ECOAUDIO 9, 16, 38, 41 Nov 28, 2023 in use published · closes Nov 26 79397280
DOCTOR WHO 3, 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 38, 41 May 1, 2023 — registered Mar 26 97914937
UNDERCOVER VOTERS 9, 16, 38, 41 Dec 16, 2022 — registered Mar 26 97720911
13 MINUTES TO THE MOON 9, 16, 38, 41 Oct 26, 2022 — registered Mar 26 97648282
SUPERTATO 8, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 41 Mar 28, 2022 — registered Aug 22 97333618
I LIKE THE WAY U MOVE 9, 38, 41 Feb 4, 2022 — registered Nov 28 97253449
BBC SELECT 38 Dec 16, 2020 — registered Jan 3 90386779
THE WEAKEST LINK 9, 16, 28, 38, 41 Sep 4, 2020 — registered Sep 7 90159704
50:50 THE EQUALITY PROJECT 9, 16, 38, 41 Apr 2, 2020 — registered Sep 21 88857422
BBC SOUNDS 9, 16, 38, 41 Jan 30, 2020 — registered May 25 88778510
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
THE MISSING CRYPTOQUEEN · Reg. 6,053,413 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 12, 2026
May 12, 2025 → May 12, 2026
BEEB · Reg. 6,214,273 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 8, 2025 → Dec 8, 2026
PIPS · Reg. 6,214,281 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 8, 2025 → Dec 8, 2026
TOPGEAR · Reg. 3,235,665 · registered May 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
May 1, 2026 → May 1, 2027
BBC SOUNDS · Reg. 6,359,093 · registered May 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
May 25, 2026 → May 25, 2027
DOCTOR WHO · Reg. 3,279,647 · registered Aug 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Aug 14, 2026 → Aug 14, 2027
THE WEAKEST LINK · Reg. 6,474,645 · registered Sep 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Sep 7, 2026 → Sep 7, 2027
50:50 THE EQUALITY PROJECT · Reg. 6,489,075 · registered Sep 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Sep 21, 2026 → Sep 21, 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
The British Broadcasting Corporation · 39 live marks
included
British American Tobacco (Brands) Limited · 76 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
British West Indies Trading Company USA, LLC · 23 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
British Swim School Franchising IP, LLC · 22 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
British Broadcasting Corporation, The · 15 live marks · may be a related company
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British Harlequin PLC · 15 live marks · may be a related company
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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 The British Broadcasting Corporation trademarks.

How many trademarks does The British Broadcasting Corporation have?

39 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 38 registered and 1 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does The British Broadcasting Corporation sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly electronics & software (Class 9, 34 live marks). Also education & entertainment (Class 41) and paper & printed matter (Class 16).

Who owns the TOP GEAR trademark?

TOP GEAR is owned by The British Broadcasting Corporation. It was registered on July 13, 1993 (Reg. No. 1782176) and is live. The same owner holds 38 other live US marks.

When did The British Broadcasting Corporation first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1991: TOP GEAR, filed December 23, 1991.

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