Compiled from the public trademark register as of May 1, 2026.
On April 1, 2026, Tesla filed a brand-new charging mark, TESLA BASECHARGER, at the USPTO (application 99737850), and on the same day filed its existing TESLA MEGACHARGER name as three separate applications abroad. That is four applications across two marks, all stamped with the same filing date, a coordinated move that posts to the global register before a product program goes public. BASECHARGER was not in public view as of May 1; Tesla first named "Basecharger" in its "Semi Charging for Business" reveal dated May 1, 2026 (Electrek), which lands exactly on this issue's knowledge horizon, so Signa reports it as a register fact with that reveal noted inline.
A quick note on terms. A word mark protects a name's text, independent of any logo, while a figurative mark protects a logo or design (types of trademark). Nice classes are the international categories for goods and services (class 9 covers electronics and software, class 37 installation and repair services, class 12 vehicles). Intent-to-use is a USPTO filing basis meaning the applicant plans to use the mark but has not yet, so it applies only to the US applications.
The Tesla charging line
TESLA BASECHARGER (USPTO 99737850) is a word mark in classes 9 and 37, filed intent-to-use on April 1, 2026, covering a battery charger and charging-station services for electric semi-truck vehicles. As of May 1 it read as filed, awaiting examination. On the same day, Tesla filed TESLA MEGACHARGER as three direct applications: CIPO 2466197 in Canada, NIPO 202604092 in Norway, and EUIPO 019341448 in the European Union, each a word mark in classes 9 and 37. As of May 1 the Norwegian and EU applications read as filed, while the Canadian one had already drawn a goods-and-services objection (a pre-assessment letter sent April 16), moving it into examination. MEGACHARGER is not a new name; it has been Tesla's Semi fast-charging brand since 2017, so the April news there is the coordinated international filing, not the name.
That BASECHARGER is the lower-tier, depot-side companion to MEGACHARGER is an inference, drawn from the class 9 and 37 goods text and the same-day pairing, and confirmed only by the May 1 reveal. The register fact is the cluster: four applications, two marks, one date.
BMW XB9 (EUIPO 019356390) is a word mark in class 12 (vehicles), filed April 29, 2026, and filed as of May 1. There is no public BMW model bearing the XB9 name as of May 1; the company's existing alphanumerics run to XB7 and B7. That XB9 points to a future vehicle is an inference from the class-12 filing and BMW's naming convention; BMW has announced nothing.
Amazon NLX and VOICE+ (USPTO 99781762 and 99781763) are both word marks in classes 9 and 42 covering conversational-AI and voice-agent software, filed intent-to-use on April 23, 2026, and filed as of May 1. The timing is the story: Amazon filed both on April 23, the same day AWS announced its acquisition of conversational-AI firm NLX for Amazon Connect (nlx.ai). VOICE+ is an existing NLX product, the filings landing in step with the acquisition.
The register catching up to announced launches
These marks were public before the horizon. Signa reports them with their announcement dates so the register can be read against the news.
Google VIRGO NETWORK (USPTO 99774294) is a word mark in class 42 for AI cloud-infrastructure software, filed intent-to-use on April 20, 2026, and filed as of May 1. Google unveiled Virgo Network at Google Cloud Next '26 on April 23, three days after the filing.
Google PROJECT SUNCATCHER now extends to two more offices: CIPO 2471805 in Canada (filed April 27) and IP Australia 2647177 (filed April 24), both word marks in classes 9 and 42 covering orbital and terrestrial data centers for machine learning, both claiming Paris Convention priority from a US anchor application (99478863). As of May 1 the Canadian application read as filed, while the Australian one had drawn an adverse examination report (sent April 29) and moved into examination. Google announced Suncatcher, its space-based AI compute effort, in November 2025, so the April filings read as the international expansion of an announced program.
SpaceX STARLINK MOBILE is a word mark in classes 38 and 42 for satellite telecom and software, filed directly at INPI-FR in France (5248402) on April 15, 2026, plus a Madrid international registration designating additional offices. As of May 1 the French application read as filed. SpaceX unveiled the Starlink Mobile rebrand of its Direct-to-Cell service around MWC 2026 in March.
Amazon Leo drew a sweep across four offices in one mid-April week: IP Australia 2644329, CIPO 2469093, EUIPO 019348525, and INPI-FR 5248474, each a word mark, with filing dates running April 14 to 15 (so a sweep, not a single-day cluster) and each filed as of May 1, plus an earlier Madrid international registration designating additional offices. Amazon renamed Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo in November 2025.
Logo and rebrand signals
Microsoft's refreshed Dynamics 365 icon landed as a figurative mark, a design filing rather than a word mark, across four offices: CIPO 2469114, EUIPO 019348385, 019348421 and 019348426, IP Australia 2644714, and IPI-CH 06640/2026, filed April 15 and 16, 2026 in classes 9 and 42 (the Canadian filing also covers class 37). Each read as filed as of May 1. Registering a refreshed icon across several offices in one week is a visible rebrand signal for Microsoft's AI business suite.
The agentic-commerce thread is also worth a look. Google UCP (USPTO 99776598) is a figurative logo mark, not a word mark, in classes 9 and 42, filed use-based with a first-use date of January 11, 2026, and filed as of May 1. The goods describe an API for AI-driven checkout and order fulfillment inside conversational interfaces. Alongside it, American Express filed "AGENTIC COMMERCE EXPERIENCES" (USPTO 99761497). Two real filings, one category, not yet a count-driven trend. The broad AI sweep in class 42 actually cooled in April, to 278 from March's 354.
The Coca-Cola Company filed CANNY PACK (USPTO 99738243), a word mark with a disclaimer of "PACK", in class 18 for fanny packs, filed intent-to-use on April 1, 2026, and filed as of May 1. A disclaimer means the applicant claims no exclusive rights to a descriptive word in the mark, here "PACK". A soft-drink company filing a pun mark for fanny packs is the kind of small brand-extension curiosity the register surfaces.
On the Watch List
As of May 1, 2026:
- Tesla's TESLA BASECHARGER and TESLA MEGACHARGER applications await examination; watch the EUIPO MEGACHARGER for its opposition window, the period after a mark publishes when third parties can challenge it.
- BMW XB9, a class-12 mark with no public model: watch whether a vehicle is unveiled.
- Amazon NLX and VOICE+ examination as the AWS acquisition integrates.
- Google Virgo Network and Project Suncatcher (Canada and Australia) prosecution.
- One pattern to watch: Eli Lilly filed roughly two dozen invented drug names on a single day, April 15, including FRAHVI (99764763) and SOFFAUVO (99764767). Pharma names are coined from scratch and cleared in bulk, many phonetic variants at once.
Signa tracks new filings across the global register as they post, so a coordinated multi-office move shows up the day it lands, not the day it makes the news.
This is reporting on the public record, not legal advice. Consult a trademark attorney for guidance specific to your situation.