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Smithsonian Institution

90 live US trademarks, filing since 1972. 2 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
90
registered + pending
Registered
61
on the Principal Register
Pending
29
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
by filing date
Classes used
13
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1972
54 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 13 classes. The largest is Class 41 (education & entertainment) with 35 of 90 live marks.
6 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 1 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 5 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 Smithsonian Institution filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
GO ORCHIDS 41 Aug 3, 2026 — pending 50028688
HI 41 May 28, 2026 — pending 99850510
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM 36, 41 Dec 5, 2024 — published 98887558
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN LATINO 36, 41 Jun 25, 2024 — registered Nov 25 98617105
LIFE ON A SUSTAINABLE PLANET 41 Jun 12, 2024 — registered Dec 17 98597468
VOYAGER 9, 42 May 22, 2024 — pending 98562949
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART 41 Jan 3, 2024 — registered Jan 21 98340162
SNAPSHOT USA 42 Oct 4, 2023 — registered Sep 10 98159310
BIRD FRIENDLY 30 Oct 4, 2023 — registered Jun 18 98209713
OUR SHARED FUTURE 41 Aug 17, 2023 — registered Jun 18 98137960
Recently registeredlast 12 months
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN LATINO · Cl. 36, 41 · Reg. 8,036,611
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
SMITHSONIAN · Reg. 6,124,785 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 11, 2027
Aug 11, 2025 → Aug 11, 2026
SMITHSONIAN · Reg. 2,015,444 · registered Nov 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Nov 12, 2025 → Nov 12, 2026
SIDEDOOR A PODCAST FROM THE SMITHSONIAN · Reg. 5,236,660 · registered Jul 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Jul 4, 2026 → Jul 4, 2027
SWEET HOME CAFÉ · Reg. 5,256,416 · registered Aug 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Aug 1, 2026 → Aug 1, 2027
MY WORLD: YOUNG NATIVE AMERICANS TODAY · Reg. 3,287,817 · registered Sep 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Sep 4, 2026 → Sep 4, 2027
175 SMITHSONIAN · Reg. 6,506,340 · registered Oct 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Oct 5, 2026 → Oct 5, 2027

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

Common questions

About Smithsonian Institution trademarks.

How many trademarks does Smithsonian Institution have?

90 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 61 registered and 29 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Smithsonian Institution sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 35 live marks). Also chemicals (Class 1) and science & technology (saas) (Class 42).

Who owns the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION trademark?

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION is owned by Smithsonian Institution. It was registered on January 1, 1974 (Reg. No. 0975971) and is live. The same owner holds 89 other live US marks.

When did Smithsonian Institution first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1972: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, filed July 20, 1972.

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