Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

John Middleton Co.

52 live US trademarks, filing since 1910. The 37th largest trademark holder in Class 34 (tobacco & smokers’ articles). 1 new application filed this year.

Live marks
52
registered + pending
Registered
51
on the Principal Register
Pending
1
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
1
1 intent to use
Classes used
1
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1910
116 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly tobacco & smokers’ articles: 52 of 52 live marks are in Class 34.
New products ahead: 1 of the 1 filings this year are intent-to-use applications, meaning the goods are not yet on sale.
6 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 10 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1 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 John Middleton Co. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
BLACK & MILD TEMPO 34 May 18, 2026 intent to use published · closes Dec 10 99829328
BLACK & MILD LYRIC 34 Sep 13, 2023 — registered Mar 4 98177592
LYRIC 34 Sep 13, 2023 — registered Dec 24 98177603
BLACK & MILD TASTE & AROMA SINCE 1856 34 Mar 20, 2023 — registered Apr 30 97846948
BLACK & MILD TASTE & AROMA SINCE 1856 34 Mar 20, 2023 — registered Apr 30 97846958
BLACK & MILD TASTE & AROMA SINCE 1856 GUARANTEED FRESHNESS 34 Mar 20, 2023 — registered May 21 97846984
BLACK & MILD TASTE & AROMA SINCE 1856 34 Mar 20, 2023 — registered May 7 97846995
BLACK & MILD FILTER TIP FT TASTE & AROMA SINCE 1856 & & 34 Mar 20, 2023 — registered May 14 97847009
BLACK & MILD WOOD TIP TASTE & AROMA SINCE 1856 34 Mar 20, 2023 — registered May 14 97847016
BLACK & MILD TASTE & AROMA SINCE 1856 GUARANTEED FRESHNESS 34 Mar 20, 2023 — registered May 7 97847027
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
BLACK & MILD FT · Reg. 3,180,616 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 5, 2025 → Dec 5, 2026
BLACK & MILD FT · Reg. 3,181,021 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 5, 2025 → Dec 5, 2026
FT · Reg. 3,183,476 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 12, 2025 → Dec 12, 2026
FT · Reg. 3,183,904 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 12, 2025 → Dec 12, 2026
BLACK & MILD BLUES · Reg. 5,167,614 · registered Mar 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Mar 21, 2026 → Mar 21, 2027
CARTER HALL · Reg. 649,186 · registered Jul 1957
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 70)
Jul 30, 2026 → Jul 30, 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
JOHN MIDDLETON CO. · 52 live marks
included
John Paul Mitchell Systems · 128 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · 73 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
John B. Stetson Company · 51 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
John B. Sanfilippo & SON, Inc. · 41 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) · 41 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 John Middleton Co. trademarks.

How many trademarks does John Middleton Co. have?

52 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 51 registered and 1 pending applications. 1 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does John Middleton Co. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly tobacco & smokers’ articles (Class 34, 52 live marks).

Who owns the PRINCE ALBERT trademark?

PRINCE ALBERT is owned by John Middleton Co.. It was registered on June 27, 1911 (Reg. No. 0082471) and is live. The same owner holds 51 other live US marks.

When did John Middleton Co. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1910: PRINCE ALBERT, filed December 12, 1910.

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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.