Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

The William Carter Company

54 live US trademarks, filing since 1920. 4 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
54
registered + pending
Registered
42
on the Principal Register
Pending
12
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
4
by filing date
Classes used
14
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1920
106 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly clothing & footwear: 25 of 54 live marks are in Class 25. Advertising & business (Class 35) is next with 23.
Entering Class 41 (education & entertainment): first filings this year in a class with no earlier The William Carter Company marks.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 7 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 4 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 The William Carter Company filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
CARTER'S COTTON 24 Oct 8, 2026 — pending 50151394
WATCH THEM GLOW 24, 25, 35 Sep 3, 2026 — pending 50089064
CARTER'S STARTERS 25 Jun 29, 2026 — pending 99911228
CRIB NOTES 41 Jun 29, 2026 — pending 99911263
THE PERKS OF PARENTHOOD 35 Dec 15, 2025 — pending 99547795
OA 25 Aug 4, 2025 intent to use published 99318570
CARTER'S REWARDS 35 Mar 10, 2025 — registered Nov 4 99076043
PARK DAY 25 Jan 17, 2025 — published 99008840
OTTER AVENUE 25, 35 Oct 17, 2024 in use published 98806777
MORE THAN JUST CUTE 35 Aug 1, 2024 — registered Sep 1 98677633
Recently registeredlast 12 months
MORE THAN JUST CUTE · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,424,632
Sep 1, 2026
RAISE THE FUTURE · Cl. 25, 35 · Reg. 8,137,801
Feb 10, 2026
JUST ONE YOU · Cl. 26 · Reg. 8,137,958
Feb 10, 2026
CARTER'S REWARDS · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,010,477
Nov 4, 2025

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY · 54 live marks
included
William Marsh Rice University · 65 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
William Grant & Sons Limited · 38 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
William Grant & Sons Irish Brands Limited · 36 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
William D. Hober, Inc. · 17 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
William M Dorfman · 15 live marks · may be a related company
separate page

Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About The William Carter Company trademarks.

How many trademarks does The William Carter Company have?

54 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 42 registered and 12 pending applications. 4 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does The William Carter Company sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly clothing & footwear (Class 25, 25 live marks). Also advertising & business (Class 35) and fabrics & linens (Class 24).

Who owns the CARTER'S trademark?

CARTER'S is owned by The William Carter Company. It was registered on March 28, 1922 (Reg. No. 0153906) and is live. The same owner holds 53 other live US marks.

When did The William Carter Company first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1920: CARTER'S, filed December 27, 1920.

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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.