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Forbes LLC

55 live US trademarks, filing since 1978. 6 new applications filed this year.

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Live marks
55
registered + pending
Registered
32
on the Principal Register
Pending
23
1 open to opposition
Filed in 2026
6
by filing date
Classes used
12
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1978
48 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 26 of 55 live marks are in Class 41. Insurance & finance (Class 36) is next with 13.
Filing faster than usual: 6 applications so far in 2026 against a yearly average of 3.5.
Entering Class 14 (jewelry & watches) and Class 21 (housewares & glass): first filings this year in a class with no earlier Forbes LLC marks.
One mark is open to opposition now; the window closes Nov 5.
5 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 7 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 6 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 Forbes LLC filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
FORBES 36 Jun 5, 2026 — pending 99868286
FORBESPREDICT 35 Apr 30, 2026 — published 99797246
FORBES CRYPTOMARKETS 36, 41 Apr 2, 2026 — published 99740518
F FORBES CRYPTOMARKETS · ESTABLISHED 2018 · IMPARTIAL · TRUSTED · FAIR · DATA · MARKETS · CRYPTOCURRENCIES · INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS · ICO 36, 41 Apr 2, 2026 — published · closes Nov 5 99740526
F FORBES CRYPTOMARKETS FORBES CRYPTOMARKETS · ESTABLISHED 2018 · IMPARTIAL · TRUSTED · FAIR · DATA · MARKETS · CRYPTOCURRENCIES · INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS · ICO · 36, 41 Apr 2, 2026 — published 99740528
FORBES 14, 18, 21, 25 Feb 9, 2026 — pending 99642369
FORBES HOUSE 35, 36, 41, 43 Jul 11, 2025 — pending 99279329
FORBES HOUSE 35, 36, 41, 43 Jul 11, 2025 — pending 99279336
FORBESAPEX 9, 25, 41 Nov 1, 2024 — published 98832975
FORBES GLOBAL TALENT 9, 35, 42 Oct 18, 2024 — published 98808978
Open to opposition now30-day windows from publication
F FORBES CRYPTOMARKETS · ESTABLISHED 2018 · IMPARTIAL · TRUSTED · FAIR · DATA · MARKETS · CRYPTOCURRENCIES · INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS · ICO · Cl. 36, 41 · published Oct 6
closes Nov 5

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

Recently registeredlast 12 months
FRBS · Cl. 25 · Reg. 8,161,546
Mar 3, 2026
FORBESBLK · Cl. 9, 25, 41 · Reg. 8,137,811
Feb 10, 2026
FRASE BY FORBES · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,069,944
Dec 16, 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
DARK CAPITAL · Reg. 6,228,030 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 22, 2025 → Dec 22, 2026
SPECIAL SITUATION SURVEY · Reg. 6,251,501 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 19, 2026 → Jan 19, 2027
FORBES GLOBAL PROPERTIES · Reg. 6,283,530 · registered Mar 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Mar 2, 2026 → Mar 2, 2027
THE WIRETAP · Reg. 6,433,253 · registered Jul 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jul 27, 2026 → Jul 27, 2027
FORBES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY · Reg. 5,307,731 · registered Oct 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Oct 10, 2026 → Oct 10, 2027

A filing missed by the due date enters a six-month grace period, then the registration cancels.

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Common questions

About Forbes LLC trademarks.

How many trademarks does Forbes LLC have?

55 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 32 registered and 23 pending applications. 6 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Forbes LLC sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 26 live marks). Also insurance & finance (Class 36) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the FORBES trademark?

FORBES is owned by Forbes LLC. It was registered on November 11, 1980 (Reg. No. 1141299) and is live. The same owner holds 54 other live US marks.

When did Forbes LLC first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1978: FORBES, filed August 22, 1978.

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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.