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Gates Foundation

13 live US trademarks, filing since 2001.

Live marks
13
registered + pending
Registered
13
on the Principal Register
Pending
0
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
5
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
2001
25 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 5 classes. The largest is Class 36 (insurance & finance) with 4 of 13 live marks.
1 registration has a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 1 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 7 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 Gates Foundation filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
EXEMPLARS IN GLOBAL HEALTH 35 May 9, 2018 — registered May 24 87913777
GOALKEEPERS 41 Mar 15, 2018 — registered Dec 17 87836236
THE GATES SCHOLARSHIP 36 Dec 16, 2016 — registered Jan 2 87271005
THE GATES SCHOLARSHIP 36 Sep 16, 2015 — registered Nov 14 86758767
2 42 Jul 7, 2015 — registered Jun 26 86684975
2 9, 41 Jul 7, 2015 — registered Jul 14 86684977
2 35 Jul 7, 2015 — registered Jun 12 86684979
TEACHER 2 TEACHER 35 Jul 6, 2015 — registered Jun 26 86684582
TEACHER 2 TEACHER 9, 41 Jul 6, 2015 — registered Apr 2 86684583
TEACHER 2 TEACHER 42 Jul 6, 2015 — registered Jun 12 86684584
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
2 · Reg. 6,102,284 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 14, 2027
Jul 14, 2025 → Jul 14, 2026

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

Common questions

About Gates Foundation trademarks.

How many trademarks does Gates Foundation have?

13 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 13 registered and 0 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Gates Foundation sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly insurance & finance (Class 36, 4 live marks). Also advertising & business (Class 35) and education & entertainment (Class 41).

Who owns the BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION trademark?

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION is owned by Gates Foundation. It was registered on October 22, 2002 (Reg. No. 2638659) and is live. The same owner holds 12 other live US marks.

When did Gates Foundation first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 2001: BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, filed March 29, 2001.

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