Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Country Music Foundation, Inc.

31 live US trademarks, filing since 1996. 5 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
31
registered + pending
Registered
21
on the Principal Register
Pending
10
1 open to opposition
Filed in 2026
5
by filing date
Classes used
10
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1996
30 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 18 of 31 live marks are in Class 41. Paper & printed matter (Class 16) is next with 3.
Filing faster than usual: 5 applications so far in 2026 against a yearly average of 1.4.
One mark is open to opposition now; the window closes Nov 19.
2 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 11 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 5 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 Country Music Foundation, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
OUTLAWS & ARMADILLOS 41 Sep 9, 2026 — pending 50098265
OUTLAWS & ARMADILLOS: COUNTRY'S ROARING '70S 41 Aug 18, 2026 — pending 50057811
WESTERN EDGE 41 May 19, 2026 — published 99833370
WESTERN EDGE: THE ROOTS AND REVERBERATIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTRY-ROCK 41 May 19, 2026 — pending 99833379
MUSCLE SHOALS: LOW RHYTHM RISING 41 May 4, 2026 in use published · closes Nov 19 99803546
HATCH SHOW PRINT BLOCK PARTY 41 Aug 26, 2025 — registered Mar 10 99359290
HALEY GALLERY 35 Aug 26, 2025 — registered Mar 10 99359302
MEDALLION CEREMONY 41 Aug 26, 2025 — registered Mar 10 99359185
CIRCLE GUARD 41 Aug 26, 2025 — registered Mar 10 99359272
WORDS & MUSIC: JOURNEY OF A SONG 41 Aug 26, 2025 — published 99359216
Open to opposition now30-day windows from publication
MUSCLE SHOALS: LOW RHYTHM RISING · Cl. 41 · published Oct 20
closes Nov 19

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

Recently registeredlast 12 months
POETS AND PROPHETS · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,169,014
Mar 10, 2026
HATCH SHOW PRINT BLOCK PARTY · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,169,467
Mar 10, 2026
HALEY GALLERY · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,169,468
Mar 10, 2026
MEDALLION CEREMONY · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,169,465
Mar 10, 2026
CIRCLE GUARD · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,169,466
Mar 10, 2026
ALL FOR THE HALL · Cl. 36, 41 · Reg. 8,060,854
Dec 9, 2025

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
WORDS & MUSIC · Reg. 6,247,892 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 12, 2026 → Jan 12, 2027
COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION · Reg. 2,043,135 · registered Mar 1997
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Mar 11, 2026 → Mar 11, 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
Country Music Foundation, Inc. · 31 live marks
included
Country Life, LLC · 83 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Country Boy Brewing, L.L.C. · 27 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Country Mart Parent Company, LLC · 24 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Country Music Television, Inc. · 21 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Country Music Association, Inc. · 18 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 Country Music Foundation, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Country Music Foundation, Inc. have?

31 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 21 registered and 10 pending applications. 5 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Country Music Foundation, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 18 live marks). Also paper & printed matter (Class 16) and advertising & business (Class 35).

Who owns the COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION trademark?

COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION is owned by Country Music Foundation, Inc.. It was registered on March 11, 1997 (Reg. No. 2043135) and is live. The same owner holds 30 other live US marks.

When did Country Music Foundation, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1996: COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION, filed January 4, 1996.

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