Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

International Business Machines Corporation

397 live US trademarks, filing since 1956. The 17th largest trademark holder in Class 9 (electronics & software). 7 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
397
registered + pending
Registered
379
on the Principal Register
Pending
18
1 open to opposition
Filed in 2026
7
by filing date
Classes used
29
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1956
70 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly electronics & software: 295 of 397 live marks are in Class 9. Science & technology (SaaS) (Class 42) is next with 249.
One mark is open to opposition now; the window closes Oct 29.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 8 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 34 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 7 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 International Business Machines Corporation filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
IBM SOVEREIGN CORE 9, 42 Jun 24, 2026 — pending 79458428
CONTEXTFORGE 9, 38, 42 Jun 23, 2026 — pending 79458762
</> 9, 42 Mar 11, 2026 in use pending 79449721
IBM BOB 9, 42 Mar 10, 2026 — pending 79448243
BOB 9, 42 Mar 9, 2026 — pending 79448242
IBM TECHXCHANGE 41 Feb 18, 2026 — pending 79447763
ASKIAM 9, 42 Jan 22, 2026 — pending 79446749
IBM LET'S CREATE SMARTER BUSINESS 9, 42 Dec 19, 2025 in use registered Oct 20 79444334
IBM QUANTUM STARLING 9, 42 Nov 27, 2025 — published · closes Oct 29 79444456
POWER11 9, 37, 42 Sep 15, 2025 in use registered Jul 21 79437855
Open to opposition now30-day windows from publication
IBM QUANTUM STARLING · Cl. 9, 42 · published Sep 29
closes Oct 29

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

Recently registeredlast 12 months
IBM LET'S CREATE SMARTER BUSINESS · Cl. 9, 42 · Reg. 8,508,224
Oct 20, 2026
IBM POWERSC · Cl. 9, 37, 42 · Reg. 8,497,772
Oct 13, 2026
IBM QUANTUM SAFE · Cl. 9, 41, 42 · Reg. 8,396,985
Aug 18, 2026
DATASTAX · Cl. 9, 41, 42 · Reg. 8,375,120
Aug 4, 2026
IBM POWERVS · Cl. 9, 37, 42 · Reg. 8,350,264
Jul 21, 2026
POWER11 · Cl. 9, 37, 42 · Reg. 8,350,265
Jul 21, 2026
ENTIREX · Cl. 9, 42 · Reg. 8,320,086
Jun 30, 2026
IBM WATSONX BI ASSISTANT · Cl. 9, 35, 42 · Reg. 8,182,062
Mar 24, 2026

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
TAOS · Reg. 6,080,883 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2025 → Jun 16, 2026
IBM Q SYSTEM ONE · Reg. 6,088,619 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2025 → Jun 30, 2026
TALENT AT OUR CORE · Reg. 6,108,514 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
CENTER OF INNOVATION · Reg. 6,108,530 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
EXPECT MORE · Reg. 6,110,073 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 28, 2027
Jul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 2026
BE EQUAL · Reg. 6,110,074 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 28, 2027
Jul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 2026
BOOTCAMP BY TAOS · Reg. 6,119,812 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 4, 2027
Aug 4, 2025 → Aug 4, 2026
IBM ONE CLICK LEARNING · Reg. 6,138,831 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 1, 2027
Sep 1, 2025 → Sep 1, 2026

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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION · 397 live marks
included
International Code Council, Inc. · 92 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
International Speedway Corporation · 71 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC · 69 live marks · may be a related company
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International Market Brands, Inc. · 68 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
International Paper Company · 68 live marks · may be a related company
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Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About International Business Machines Corporation trademarks.

How many trademarks does International Business Machines Corporation have?

397 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 379 registered and 18 pending applications. 7 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does International Business Machines Corporation sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly electronics & software (Class 9, 295 live marks). Also science & technology (saas) (Class 42) and advertising & business (Class 35).

Who owns the IBM trademark?

IBM is owned by International Business Machines Corporation. It was registered on January 29, 1957 (Reg. No. 0640606) and is live. The same owner holds 396 other live US marks.

When did International Business Machines Corporation first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1956: IBM, filed March 12, 1956.

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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.