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Public Broadcasting Service

74 live US trademarks, filing since 1980.

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Live marks
74
registered + pending
Registered
66
on the Principal Register
Pending
8
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
10
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1980
46 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 10 classes. The largest is Class 41 (education & entertainment) with 22 of 74 live marks.
Quiet this year: no new applications so far in 2026, against a yearly average of 2.5.
7 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 19 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 Public Broadcasting Service filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
PBS FOUNDATION 36 Jul 29, 2024 — registered Apr 29 98670651
PBS NEWS 9, 38, 41 Jul 29, 2024 — registered May 6 98672160
PBS FOUNDATION 36 Jul 29, 2024 — registered Apr 29 98672175
PBS KIDS 42 May 18, 2022 — registered Sep 2 97415848
PBS KIDS 42 May 18, 2022 — registered Sep 2 97415849
PBS KIDS 41 May 18, 2022 — registered May 7 97415850
PBS KIDS 41 May 18, 2022 — registered May 7 97415851
PBS KIDS 38 May 18, 2022 — registered Dec 30 97415853
PBS KIDS 38 May 18, 2022 — registered Dec 30 97415855
PBS KIDS 35 May 18, 2022 — registered Dec 30 97415857
Recently registeredlast 12 months
PBS KIDS · Cl. 25 · Reg. 8,439,265
Sep 15, 2026
PBS KIDS · Cl. 25 · Reg. 8,439,266
Sep 15, 2026
PBS KIDS · Cl. 38 · Reg. 8,087,600
Dec 30, 2025
PBS KIDS · Cl. 38 · Reg. 8,087,601
Dec 30, 2025
PBS KIDS · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,087,602
Dec 30, 2025
PBS KIDS · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,087,603
Dec 30, 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
BE MORE · Reg. 3,174,691 · registered Nov 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Nov 21, 2025 → Nov 21, 2026
PBS · Reg. 5,114,791 · registered Jan 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Jan 3, 2026 → Jan 3, 2027
PBS SANS · Reg. 6,273,221 · registered Feb 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Feb 16, 2026 → Feb 16, 2027
BE MORE · Reg. 3,265,602 · registered Jul 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Jul 17, 2026 → Jul 17, 2027
KART KINGDOM · Reg. 5,246,756 · registered Jul 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Jul 18, 2026 → Jul 18, 2027
PBS KIDS PLAYTIME PAD · Reg. 5,272,507 · registered Aug 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Aug 22, 2026 → Aug 22, 2027
PBS · Reg. 2,093,500 · registered Sep 1997
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Sep 2, 2026 → Sep 2, 2027

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

Other large filers in Class 41Full ranking →
Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE · 74 live marks
included
Public Storage Operating Company · 44 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Public Relations Society Of America, Inc. · 22 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Public Broadcasting Of Colorado, Inc. · 18 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Public Media Group Of Southern California · 18 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Public Religion Research Institute · 18 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 Public Broadcasting Service trademarks.

How many trademarks does Public Broadcasting Service have?

74 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 66 registered and 8 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Public Broadcasting Service sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 22 live marks). Also electronics & software (Class 9) and telecommunications (Class 38).

Who owns the PBS trademark?

PBS is owned by Public Broadcasting Service. It was registered on August 9, 1983 (Reg. No. 1247905) and is live. The same owner holds 73 other live US marks.

When did Public Broadcasting Service first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1980: PROGRAM RESOURCES, filed November 6, 1980.

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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.