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British Broadcasting Corporation, The

15 live US trademarks, filing since 1987.

Live marks
15
registered + pending
Registered
15
on the Principal Register
Pending
0
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
8
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1987
39 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly electronics & software: 12 of 15 live marks are in Class 9. Education & entertainment (Class 41) is next with 12.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 1 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 British Broadcasting Corporation, The filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
ESSENTIAL MIX 9, 16, 25, 28, 41 Oct 30, 2013 — registered Jun 9 86105601
DEADLY 9, 25, 28, 38, 41 Dec 4, 2012 — registered Jul 29 85794062
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES 9, 16, 41 Apr 25, 2012 — registered Jun 11 85607935
BBC 9, 16, 25, 28, 38, 41 Aug 9, 1999 — registered Jan 19 75771370
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 36, 41 Jul 22, 1999 — registered Dec 17 75757391
BBC AMERICA 9, 16, 38, 41 Apr 29, 1998 — registered May 12 75476467
BBC WORLD SERVICE 9, 16, 38, 41 Aug 14, 1997 — registered Nov 30 75341063
OUTLOOK 41 Jan 21, 1997 — registered Sep 11 75227988
LIVE AT THE BBC 9 Dec 23, 1996 — registered May 6 75216920
THE TARDIS 9, 16, 25, 28, 41 Jul 25, 1996 — registered Nov 28 75141030
Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, THE · 15 live marks
included
British American Tobacco (Brands) Limited · 76 live marks · may be a related company
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The British Broadcasting Corporation · 39 live marks · may be a related company
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British West Indies Trading Company USA, LLC · 23 live marks · may be a related company
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British Swim School Franchising IP, LLC · 22 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 British Broadcasting Corporation, The trademarks.

How many trademarks does British Broadcasting Corporation, The have?

15 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 15 registered and 0 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

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

Mostly electronics & software (Class 9, 12 live marks). Also education & entertainment (Class 41) and paper & printed matter (Class 16).

Who owns the BBC trademark?

BBC is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation, The. It was registered on September 19, 1989 (Reg. No. 1556599) and is live. The same owner holds 14 other live US marks.

When did British Broadcasting Corporation, The first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1987: MUZZY, filed September 21, 1987.

Know the morning after British Broadcasting Corporation, The files.

Watch this company in Thorgate and get an alert for every new application, registration, publication and lapse, with the opposition deadline already worked out. Or monitor your own marks for conflicts with theirs.

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.