Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Marvel Characters, Inc.

961 live US trademarks, filing since 1946. The 2nd largest trademark holder in Class 16 (paper & printed matter). 17 new applications filed this year.

On the register as MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC. · MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC

Live marks
961
registered + pending
Registered
870
on the Principal Register
Pending
91
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
17
2 intent to use
Classes used
19
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1946
80 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 19 classes. The largest is Class 16 (paper & printed matter) with 313 of 961 live marks.
New products ahead: 2 of the 17 filings this year are intent-to-use applications, meaning the goods are not yet on sale.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 8 already in the grace period.
1 mark was abandoned, cancelled or expired in the last 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 116 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 17 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. Overall: #20 of all US filers.

Latest activity

What Marvel Characters, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
MULTIVERSE SAGA 41 Oct 19, 2026 intent to use pending 50168714
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS 9 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153449
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS 14 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153460
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS 16 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153465
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS 18 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153472
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS 21 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153480
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS 25 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153490
AVENGERS: SECRET WARS 41 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153498
MULTIVERSE SAGA 9 Oct 9, 2026 — pending 50153951
MULTIVERSE SAGA 28 Oct 7, 2026 — pending 50148649
Recently registeredlast 12 months
MARVEL RIVALS · Cl. 28 · Reg. 8,514,934
Oct 20, 2026
FANTASTIC FOUR · Cl. 28 · Reg. 8,518,197
Oct 20, 2026
THE FANTASTIC 4: FIRST STEPS · Cl. 16 · Reg. 8,403,954
Aug 18, 2026
THE FANTASTIC 4: FIRST STEPS · Cl. 25 · Reg. 8,393,702
Aug 11, 2026
THE FANTASTIC 4: FIRST STEPS · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,393,703
Aug 11, 2026
THOR QUEST · Cl. 16 · Reg. 8,394,833
Aug 11, 2026
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,196,686
Mar 31, 2026
MADAME WEB · Cl. 28 · Reg. 8,178,971
Mar 17, 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
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY MISSION: BREAKOUT! · Reg. 6,102,322 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 14, 2027
Jul 14, 2025 → Jul 14, 2026
SQUIRREL GIRL · Reg. 6,113,892 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 28, 2027
Jul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 2026
SQUIRREL GIRL · Reg. 6,113,895 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 28, 2027
Jul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 2026
AVENGERS: ENDGAME · Reg. 6,119,746 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 4, 2027
Aug 4, 2025 → Aug 4, 2026
CLOAK & DAGGER · Reg. 6,124,914 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 11, 2027
Aug 11, 2025 → Aug 11, 2026
PULL LIST · Reg. 6,122,684 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 11, 2027
Aug 11, 2025 → Aug 11, 2026
PULL LIST · Reg. 6,122,685 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 11, 2027
Aug 11, 2025 → Aug 11, 2026
IRON MAN · Reg. 6,180,508 · registered Oct 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Apr 20, 2027
Oct 20, 2025 → Oct 20, 2026

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

Lapsed or droppedstatus changes · last 12 months
AVENGERS · Cl. 29 · was registered
cancelled Oct 19

Recorded as the nightly register update observes them. A cancelled or expired mark no longer blocks a new filing of the same name.

Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC. · 953 live marks
included
MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC · 8 live marks
included
Marvel Filters, LLC · 12 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 Marvel Characters, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Marvel Characters, Inc. have?

961 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 870 registered and 91 pending applications. 17 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Marvel Characters, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly paper & printed matter (Class 16, 313 live marks). Also education & entertainment (Class 41) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the MILLIE THE MODEL COMICS trademark?

MILLIE THE MODEL COMICS is owned by Marvel Characters, Inc.. It was registered on February 25, 1947 (Reg. No. 0427866) and is live. The same owner holds 960 other live US marks.

When did Marvel Characters, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1946: MILLIE THE MODEL COMICS, filed May 8, 1946.

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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.