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Highlights For Children, Inc.

59 live US trademarks, filing since 1988.

Live marks
59
registered + pending
Registered
57
on the Principal Register
Pending
2
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
9
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1988
38 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly paper & printed matter: 34 of 59 live marks are in Class 16. Education & entertainment (Class 41) is next with 8.
3 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
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 Highlights For Children, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
SPILT MILK 16 Jun 26, 2024 — registered Nov 25 98619662
SNUGGLE STORIES 28 Sep 6, 2023 — registered Nov 26 98166955
HIGHLIGHTS KIDS 41 Aug 7, 2023 — registered Apr 9 98120655
HIGHLIGHTS PRESCHOOL WITH A PURPOSE 16 Jul 18, 2023 — registered Feb 24 98977416
HIGHLIGHTS PATCHABLES 16, 18, 21 Mar 13, 2023 — registered Jan 21 97835522
SPOT THE IMPOSTOR 16 Apr 26, 2022 — registered Jun 6 97382366
JOKE-TIVITIES 16 Feb 28, 2019 — registered Jan 21 88319899
HIDDEN PICTURES 16 Sep 18, 2018 — registered Oct 22 88121313
HIDDEN PICTURES 9 Sep 18, 2018 — registered Oct 22 88121330
HIDDEN PICTURES PUZZLE RACES 9 Sep 7, 2018 — registered Oct 22 88108726
Recently registeredlast 12 months
HIGHLIGHTS PRESCHOOL WITH A PURPOSE · Cl. 16 · Reg. 8,154,093
Feb 24, 2026
SPILT MILK · Cl. 16 · Reg. 8,036,617
Nov 25, 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
CHILDREN ARE THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE · Reg. 3,293,666 · registered Sep 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Sep 18, 2026 → Sep 18, 2027
LET'S GROW · Reg. 5,311,575 · registered Oct 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Oct 17, 2026 → Oct 17, 2027
LET'S GROW · Reg. 5,311,576 · registered Oct 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Oct 17, 2026 → Oct 17, 2027

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

Common questions

About Highlights For Children, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Highlights For Children, Inc. have?

59 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 57 registered and 2 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Highlights For Children, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly paper & printed matter (Class 16, 34 live marks). Also education & entertainment (Class 41) and games & toys (Class 28).

Who owns the HIGHLIGHTS trademark?

HIGHLIGHTS is owned by Highlights For Children, Inc.. It was registered on August 8, 1989 (Reg. No. 1550972) and is live. The same owner holds 58 other live US marks.

When did Highlights For Children, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1988: HIGHLIGHTS, filed December 21, 1988.

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