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East Carolina University

25 live US trademarks, filing since 1986.

Live marks
25
registered + pending
Registered
24
on the Principal Register
Pending
1
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
15
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1986
40 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 13 of 25 live marks are in Class 41. Clothing & footwear (Class 25) is next with 10.
4 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 2 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 6 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 East Carolina University filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
TAR-PAMLICO BEC BLUE ECONOMY CORRIDOR Aug 18, 2023 — published 98139128
ECU 21, 24, 25 May 24, 2022 — registered Sep 30 97425266
ECU HEALTH 41, 42, 44, 45 Sep 17, 2021 — registered Oct 17 97033557
PAINT IT PURPLE 41 Nov 26, 2019 — registered Jun 23 88707459
PAINT IT PURPLE 25, 35 Nov 26, 2019 — registered Jul 14 88707465
EC 21, 24, 25, 41 Feb 1, 2019 — registered Dec 1 88976594
ECU 5, 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 28, 30, 35, 42, 44 Mar 29, 2018 — registered Sep 11 87855305
ECU 35, 41, 42, 44 Feb 28, 2018 — registered Sep 11 87813978
ECU 25 Feb 7, 2018 — registered Jun 25 87788041
ECU 21 Feb 7, 2018 — registered Jun 25 87788043
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
PAINT IT PURPLE · Reg. 6,085,228 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026
PAINT IT PURPLE · Reg. 6,099,933 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 14, 2027
Jul 14, 2025 → Jul 14, 2026
EC · Reg. 6,213,105 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 1, 2025 → Dec 1, 2026
LEO W. JENKINS CANCER CENTER · Reg. 3,237,003 · registered May 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
May 1, 2026 → May 1, 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
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · 25 live marks
included
East Penn Manufacturing Co. · 82 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
East Bay Tire Co. · 32 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
East Coast Seafood, LLC · 19 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
East Oak Design Inc. · 18 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
East West TEA Company, LLC · 17 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 East Carolina University trademarks.

How many trademarks does East Carolina University have?

25 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 24 registered and 1 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does East Carolina University sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 13 live marks). Also clothing & footwear (Class 25) and medical & beauty services (Class 44).

Who owns the ECU trademark?

ECU is owned by East Carolina University. It was registered on December 29, 1987 (Reg. No. 1470715) and is live. The same owner holds 24 other live US marks.

When did East Carolina University first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1986: ECU, filed October 2, 1986.

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