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Sesame Workshop

85 live US trademarks, filing since 1970. 2 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
85
registered + pending
Registered
77
on the Principal Register
Pending
8
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
by filing date
Classes used
25
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1970
56 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 36 of 85 live marks are in Class 41. Electronics & software (Class 9) is next with 28.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 6 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 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.

Latest activity

What Sesame Workshop filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
123 SESAME STREET MECHA BUILDERS 25, 28 Jan 20, 2026 — published 99604637
BEA'S BLOCK 25, 28 Jan 20, 2026 — published 99604642
123 35 Oct 23, 2024 — published 98815975
ERNIE 28 Jun 27, 2023 — published 98060795
BERT 28 Jun 27, 2023 — published 98060764
OSCAR THE GROUCH 28 Jun 27, 2023 — published 98060804
ELMO'S WORLD 25, 28 Nov 21, 2022 — published 97686869
3-2-1 CONTACT 41 Oct 5, 2022 — published 97620331
123 SESAME STREET MECHA BUILDERS 9, 16, 25, 28, 41 Apr 19, 2022 — registered Mar 3 97371067
BEA'S BLOCK 9, 41 Jan 18, 2022 — registered Mar 3 97225277
Recently registeredlast 12 months
BEA'S BLOCK · Cl. 9, 41 · Reg. 8,161,542
Mar 3, 2026
123 SESAME STREET MECHA BUILDERS · Cl. 9, 16, 25, 28, 41 · Reg. 8,161,589
Mar 3, 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
ESME & ROY · Reg. 6,211,589 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 1, 2025 → Dec 1, 2026
GHOSTWRITER · Reg. 6,222,129 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 15, 2025 → Dec 15, 2026
BERT · Reg. 1,056,651 · registered Jan 1977
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 50)
Jan 18, 2026 → Jan 18, 2027
OSCAR THE GROUCH · Reg. 1,056,652 · registered Jan 1977
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 50)
Jan 18, 2026 → Jan 18, 2027
JOAN GANZ COONEY CENTER · Reg. 6,280,509 · registered Mar 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Mar 2, 2026 → Mar 2, 2027
ESME & ROY · Reg. 6,364,663 · registered May 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
May 25, 2026 → May 25, 2027
HENRIYETI · Reg. 6,364,664 · registered May 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
May 25, 2026 → May 25, 2027
SESAME STUDIOS · Reg. 5,269,754 · registered Aug 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Aug 22, 2026 → Aug 22, 2027

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

Common questions

About Sesame Workshop trademarks.

How many trademarks does Sesame Workshop have?

85 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 77 registered and 8 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Sesame Workshop sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 36 live marks). Also electronics & software (Class 9) and games & toys (Class 28).

Who owns the BIG BIRD trademark?

BIG BIRD is owned by Sesame Workshop. It was registered on March 6, 1973 (Reg. No. 0954372) and is live. The same owner holds 84 other live US marks.

When did Sesame Workshop first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1970: SESAME STREET, filed June 11, 1970.

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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.