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Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC

794 live US trademarks, filing since 1977. The 44th largest trademark holder in Class 28 (games & toys). 43 new applications filed this year.

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Live marks
794
registered + pending
Registered
708
on the Principal Register
Pending
86
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
43
7 intent to use
Classes used
33
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1977
49 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 33 classes. The largest is Class 28 (games & toys) with 142 of 794 live marks.
Filing faster than usual: 43 applications so far in 2026 against a yearly average of 23.1.
New products ahead: 7 of the 43 filings this year are intent-to-use applications, meaning the goods are not yet on sale.
Entering Class 27 (floor coverings): first filings this year in a class with no earlier Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC marks.
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 47 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 43 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: #29 of all US filers.

Latest activity

What Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
HOBBIT 28 Sep 27, 2026 — pending 50131374
MIDDLE-EARTH 32 Sep 27, 2026 — pending 50131376
SECOND BREAKFAST 25 Sep 22, 2026 in use pending 50123586
SECOND BREAKFAST 27 Sep 22, 2026 in use pending 50123591
SECOND BREAKFAST 21 Sep 22, 2026 in use pending 50123598
SECOND BREAKFAST 30 Sep 22, 2026 in use pending 50123604
THE LORD OF THE RINGS 28 Aug 31, 2026 in use pending 50082534
LA COMARCA 41 Aug 31, 2026 — pending 50082596
LA COMARCA 43 Aug 31, 2026 — pending 50082600
THE SHIRE 41 Aug 31, 2026 intent to use pending 50082608
Recently registeredlast 12 months
HERA SHIELDMAIDEN OF ROHAN · Cl. 28 · Reg. 8,514,600
Oct 20, 2026
HERA SHIELDMAIDEN OF ROHAN · Cl. 25 · Reg. 8,514,601
Oct 20, 2026
ONE GAME TO RULE THEM ALL · Cl. 28 · Reg. 8,471,308
Sep 29, 2026
THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM · Cl. 25 · Reg. 8,096,140
Jan 6, 2026
THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM · Cl. 21 · Reg. 8,060,968
Dec 9, 2025
ROHIRRIM · Cl. 14 · Reg. 8,042,835
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
HOBBIT · Reg. 6,044,194 · registered Apr 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Oct 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2025 → Apr 28, 2026
RIVENDELL BICYCLE WORKS · Reg. 6,083,312 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026
ROHAN · Reg. 6,101,869 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 14, 2027
Jul 14, 2025 → Jul 14, 2026
SHIRE · Reg. 6,102,117 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 14, 2027
Jul 14, 2025 → Jul 14, 2026
MISTY MOUNTAINS · Reg. 6,107,573 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
RIVENDELL · Reg. 6,108,003 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
RIVENDELL · Reg. 6,108,004 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
RIVENDELL · Reg. 6,108,011 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026

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

Other large filers in Class 28Full ranking →
Mattel, Inc. 1,614 live
IGT 1,649 live
Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
MIDDLE-EARTH ENTERPRISES, LLC · 794 live marks
included
Middle East Bakery, Inc. · 12 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Middle West Spirits, 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 Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC trademarks.

How many trademarks does Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC have?

794 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 708 registered and 86 pending applications. 43 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly games & toys (Class 28, 142 live marks). Also paper & printed matter (Class 16) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the HOBBIT trademark?

HOBBIT is owned by Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC. It was registered on March 8, 1983 (Reg. No. 1230026) and is live. The same owner holds 793 other live US marks.

When did Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1977: HOBBIT, filed April 27, 1977.

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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.