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Hearst Newspapers, LLC

11 live US trademarks, filing since 1987.

Live marks
11
registered + pending
Registered
10
on the Principal Register
Pending
1
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
6
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1987
39 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 5 of 11 live marks are in Class 41. Paper & printed matter (Class 16) is next with 3.
1 registration has a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 1 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 Hearst Newspapers, LLC filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
WEATHER WONKS 41 Oct 18, 2023 — published 98229275
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS 16, 41 Apr 21, 2022 — registered Aug 1 97374825
CHRON 41 Sep 23, 2020 — registered Feb 22 90205084
MY SA 35 Apr 21, 2009 — registered Apr 6 77718215
MY SA 41 Apr 21, 2009 — registered Apr 6 77718217
HOUSTON CHRONICLE 41 Oct 17, 2008 — registered May 26 77594964
HOUSTON CHRONICLE 35 Oct 17, 2008 — registered May 26 77594966
EXPRESSNEWS.COM 35, 38, 42 Jun 22, 1998 — registered Jul 20 75505909
THE HOUSTON POST 9, 42 Mar 21, 1996 — registered Oct 7 75076167
HOUSTON CHRONICLE 16 Aug 17, 1992 — registered Sep 14 74306118
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
THE HOUSTON POST · Reg. 2,102,750 · registered Oct 1997
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Oct 7, 2026 → Oct 7, 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
HEARST NEWSPAPERS, LLC · 11 live marks
included
Hearst Communications, Inc. · 168 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Hearst Autos, Inc. · 138 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Hearst Magazines, Inc. · 78 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Hearst Television Inc. · 72 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Hearst Holdings, Inc. · 63 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 Hearst Newspapers, LLC trademarks.

How many trademarks does Hearst Newspapers, LLC have?

11 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 10 registered and 1 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Hearst Newspapers, LLC sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 5 live marks). Also paper & printed matter (Class 16) and advertising & business (Class 35).

Who owns the EXPRESS-NEWS trademark?

EXPRESS-NEWS is owned by Hearst Newspapers, LLC. It was registered on July 19, 1988 (Reg. No. 1496752) and is live. The same owner holds 10 other live US marks.

When did Hearst Newspapers, LLC first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1987: EXPRESS-NEWS, filed December 7, 1987.

Know the morning after Hearst Newspapers, LLC files.

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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.