Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

National Public Radio, Inc.

63 live US trademarks, filing since 1975.

Live marks
63
registered + pending
Registered
62
on the Principal Register
Pending
1
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
13
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1975
51 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 51 of 63 live marks are in Class 41. Electronics & software (Class 9) is next with 25.
Quiet this year: no new applications so far in 2026, against a yearly average of 3.8.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 4 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 11 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 National Public Radio, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
NPR OYE 41 Jan 20, 2023 — registered May 12 97981402
NPR OYE 41 Jan 20, 2023 — published 97762414
THE LAST CUP 9, 41 Sep 9, 2022 — registered Sep 5 97585059
TURNING THE TABLES 41 Mar 10, 2022 — registered Apr 11 97305833
THE LIMITS 9, 41 Oct 19, 2021 — registered Oct 18 97081317
DEX 35, 42 Oct 8, 2021 — registered Oct 18 97065288
THE AUDIO INDICATOR 41 May 27, 2021 — registered Jan 31 90978719
NPR + 38, 41 May 6, 2021 — registered May 28 90693048
MICRO-FACE 16, 25, 33 Apr 2, 2021 — registered Apr 4 90621269
LOUDER THAN A RIOT 9, 41 Jul 28, 2020 — registered May 18 90078691
Recently registeredlast 12 months
NPR OYE · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,248,974
May 12, 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
UP FIRST · Reg. 6,053,654 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 12, 2026
May 12, 2025 → May 12, 2026
PUBLIC RADIO NERD NPR · Reg. 6,093,718 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 7, 2027
Jul 7, 2025 → Jul 7, 2026
JOIN THE GAME · Reg. 6,142,016 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 1, 2027
Sep 1, 2025 → Sep 1, 2026
SHORT WAVE · Reg. 6,149,244 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 8, 2027
Sep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 2026
CODE SWITCH · Reg. 5,079,705 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 8, 2025 → Nov 8, 2026
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED · Reg. 1,053,089 · registered Nov 1976
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 50)
Nov 16, 2025 → Nov 16, 2026
NPR · Reg. 1,053,082 · registered Nov 1976
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 50)
Nov 16, 2025 → Nov 16, 2026
METAPUB · Reg. 5,088,470 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 22, 2025 → Nov 22, 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
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. · 63 live marks
included
National Oilwell Varco, L.P. · 163 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
National HOT ROD Association · 114 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
National Geographic Society · 113 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
The National Collegiate Athletic Association · 110 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. · 110 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 National Public Radio, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does National Public Radio, Inc. have?

63 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 62 registered and 1 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does National Public Radio, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 51 live marks). Also electronics & software (Class 9) and telecommunications (Class 38).

Who owns the ALL THINGS CONSIDERED trademark?

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED is owned by National Public Radio, Inc.. It was registered on November 16, 1976 (Reg. No. 1053089) and is live. The same owner holds 62 other live US marks.

When did National Public Radio, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1975: NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, filed May 21, 1975.

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