Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

78 live US trademarks, filing since 2004. 2 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
78
registered + pending
Registered
72
on the Principal Register
Pending
6
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
by filing date
Classes used
14
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
2004
22 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 58 of 78 live marks are in Class 41. Science & technology (SaaS) (Class 42) is next with 56.
4 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 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
ABSTRACT WIKIPEDIA 38, 41, 42 Oct 6, 2026 — pending 50146310
W 35, 38, 41, 42 May 1, 2026 — pending 99798960
W 41, 42 Oct 18, 2024 — registered Apr 15 98808845
MEDIAWIKI 9, 41, 42 Jun 28, 2024 — registered Aug 25 98625108
MEDIAWIKI 9, 41, 42 Jun 28, 2024 — registered Aug 25 98625114
WIKTIONARY THE FREE DICTIONARY 41, 42 Jun 28, 2024 — registered Apr 22 98625123
WIKISOURCE 41, 42 Jun 28, 2024 — published 98625126
WIKIBOOKS OPEN BOOKS FOR AN OPEN WORLD 9, 41, 42 Jun 28, 2024 — registered Apr 15 98625133
W 41, 42 Nov 16, 2021 — registered Aug 1 97975701
WIKIMEDIA ENTERPRISE 35, 38, 41, 42 Jun 22, 2021 — registered Feb 7 90978697
Recently registeredlast 12 months
MEDIAWIKI · Cl. 9, 41, 42 · Reg. 8,414,107
Aug 25, 2026
MEDIAWIKI · Cl. 9, 41, 42 · Reg. 8,414,108
Aug 25, 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
WIKIMEDIA CLOUD · Reg. 6,278,238 · registered Feb 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Feb 23, 2026 → Feb 23, 2027
WIKIJUNIOR · Reg. 3,239,603 · registered May 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
May 8, 2026 → May 8, 2027
WIKISOURCE · Reg. 3,241,221 · registered May 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
May 15, 2026 → May 15, 2027
WIKTIONARY · Reg. 3,243,473 · registered May 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
May 22, 2026 → May 22, 2027

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

Common questions

About Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. have?

78 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 72 registered and 6 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 58 live marks). Also science & technology (saas) (Class 42) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the WIKIPEDIA trademark?

WIKIPEDIA is owned by Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. It was registered on January 10, 2006 (Reg. No. 3040722) and is live. The same owner holds 77 other live US marks.

When did Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 2004: WIKIPEDIA, filed September 14, 2004.

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