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Detroit Pistons Basketball Company

53 live US trademarks, filing since 1977. 2 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
53
registered + pending
Registered
51
on the Principal Register
Pending
2
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
2 intent to use
Classes used
12
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1977
49 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 12 classes. The largest is Class 25 (clothing & footwear) with 14 of 53 live marks.
New products ahead: 2 of the 2 filings this year are intent-to-use applications, meaning the goods are not yet on sale.
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 24 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 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 Detroit Pistons Basketball Company filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
NASTY DAWGS 25 Oct 21, 2026 intent to use pending 50174892
NASTY DAWGS 41 Oct 21, 2026 intent to use pending 50174896
313 25 Nov 17, 2020 — registered Sep 17 90325730
313 41 Nov 17, 2020 — registered Sep 17 90325738
RUN THE NUMBERS 313 25 Nov 17, 2020 — registered Apr 29 90325759
DETROIT IS A TEAM SPORT 25 Nov 17, 2020 — registered Oct 22 90325774
DET 25 Nov 17, 2020 — registered May 13 90325784
DET 41 Nov 17, 2020 — registered Nov 18 90325786
PISTONS GT 9 Dec 11, 2017 — registered Apr 19 87716668
PISTONS GT 25 Dec 11, 2017 — registered Aug 24 87716671
Recently registeredlast 12 months
DET · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,032,885
Nov 18, 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
D · Reg. 6,147,813 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 8, 2027
Sep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 2026
DETROIT PISTONS · Reg. 6,200,714 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026
DETROIT PISTONS · Reg. 6,200,715 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026
DETROIT PISTONS · Reg. 6,200,716 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026
DETROIT PISTONS · Reg. 6,200,717 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026
DETROIT PISTONS · Reg. 6,200,718 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 17, 2025 → Nov 17, 2026
DETROIT PISTONS · Reg. 6,211,429 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 1, 2025 → Dec 1, 2026
DETROIT PISTONS · Reg. 6,211,430 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 1, 2025 → Dec 1, 2026

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
DETROIT PISTONS BASKETBALL COMPANY · 53 live marks
included
Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C. · 38 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Detroit Diesel Corporation · 35 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Detroit Tigers, Inc. · 28 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Detroit Rivertown Brewing Company, LLC · 21 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
The Detroit Auto Dealers Association · 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 Detroit Pistons Basketball Company trademarks.

How many trademarks does Detroit Pistons Basketball Company have?

53 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 51 registered and 2 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Detroit Pistons Basketball Company sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly clothing & footwear (Class 25, 14 live marks). Also education & entertainment (Class 41) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the PISTONS trademark?

PISTONS is owned by Detroit Pistons Basketball Company. It was registered on February 14, 1978 (Reg. No. 1085717) and is live. The same owner holds 52 other live US marks.

When did Detroit Pistons Basketball Company first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1977: PISTONS, filed April 12, 1977.

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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.