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San Diego Comic Convention

53 live US trademarks, filing since 1996.

Live marks
53
registered + pending
Registered
39
on the Principal Register
Pending
14
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
5
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1996
30 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 46 of 53 live marks are in Class 41. Advertising & business (Class 35) is next with 19.
Quiet this year: no new applications so far in 2026, against a yearly average of 3.2.
2 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 7 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 San Diego Comic Convention filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
COMIC-CON: THE CRUISE 41 Feb 6, 2024 — registered May 27 98394732
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON THE CRUISE 41 Feb 6, 2024 — registered May 27 98394737
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON THE CRUISE 41 Feb 6, 2024 — registered May 27 98394738
COMIC CON 25 Jun 22, 2023 — pending 98055501
COMIC CREATOR CONNECTION 41 Nov 9, 2022 — registered Apr 18 97669814
COMIC CON MUSEUM CHARACTER HALL OF FAME 35, 41 May 27, 2021 — pending 90739964
CHARACTER HALL OF FAME 35, 41 May 27, 2021 — registered Sep 20 90739967
D4 41 May 6, 2021 — registered Jun 28 90693919
COMIC CON MUSEUM CHARACTER HALL OF FAME 35, 41 May 6, 2021 — pending 90693956
COMIC CON 35, 41 May 6, 2021 — pending 90693970
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
COMIC-CON · Reg. 3,219,568 · registered Mar 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Mar 20, 2026 → Mar 20, 2027
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL · Reg. 3,221,808 · registered Mar 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Mar 27, 2026 → Mar 27, 2027

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

Common questions

About San Diego Comic Convention trademarks.

How many trademarks does San Diego Comic Convention have?

53 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 39 registered and 14 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does San Diego Comic Convention sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 46 live marks). Also advertising & business (Class 35) and telecommunications (Class 38).

Who owns the APE trademark?

APE is owned by San Diego Comic Convention. It was registered on December 9, 1997 (Reg. No. 2119410) and is live. The same owner holds 52 other live US marks.

When did San Diego Comic Convention first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1996: APE, filed September 25, 1996.

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