USPTO trademark

SONY

RegisteredUSPTOFigurative markClass 9

"SONY" is a figurative mark owned by Sony Group Corporation, filed at the USPTO on October 3, 1988. It is registered and covers class 9 (Computers and Scientific Devices).

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Data current as of January 19, 2021Official USPTO record

As filed with the USPTO

Status: Registered; Since January 19, 2021
Filed: October 3, 1988
Registered: November 13, 1990
Expires: Not recorded
Application no.: 73755377
Registration no.: 1622127
Office: USPTO; United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type: Figurative mark; 1 class

Ownership

Who owns SONY

The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.

Owner

Sony Group Corporation

Tokyo, Japan

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Representative

Victoria Friedman

Dennemeyer & Associates, LLC

Goods and services

What the mark covers

The products and services SONY is filed for, grouped by Nice class.

09Class 9 · Computers and Scientific Devices
RADIOS, TELEVISIONS, TAPE RECORDERS (SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION MACHINES), AND ACCESSORIES AND PARTS THEREOF, NAMELY CABINET STANDS, CARRYING CASES, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACKS, CAR BATTERY CORDS, ANTENNAS, HAND STRAPS AND PARTS THEREOF; TAPE FOR TAPE RECORDERS, REELS FOR TAPE, AUDIOTAPES FEATURING MUSIC RECITAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WIRED AND WIRELESS MICROPHONES, ANNOUNCING MACHINES, LOUDSPEAKERS FOR STEREOPHONIC AND MONOPHONIC SOUND REPRODUCTION, AUTOMATIC-TRANSFORMERS, ERASERS OF RECORDED TAPE, MICROPHONE-MIXERS, AMPLIFIERS, INVERTERS, MONOPRINTERS, SIGNAL TRACERS, SIGNAL INJECTORS, TRANSISTORS, BATTERIES, ELECTRIC VACUUM-TUBES, CONVERTERS (RECTIFIER UNITS FOR OPERATION OF BATTERY RADIO), PICKUPS; ELECTRIC-COMMUNICATING APPARATUS, NAMELY, FACSIMILE TELEPHONES AND TELEPHONES WITH TWO WAY VIDEO TRANSMITTERS; DICTATING MACHINES, TELEVISION CAMERAS, ELECTRICAL SOUND RECORDING APPARATUS, COMPRISING ELECTRIC RECORD PLAYERS, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN RECORD CHANGERS, AND AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPH RECORD CHANGERS, VIDEO TAPE RECORDERS, VIDEO DISC PLAYERS, VIDEO CAMERAS, RECORDED VIDEO TAPES FEATURING MOTION PICTURES AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, UNRECORDED VIDEO TAPES, COMPUTERS, WORD PROCESSORS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTER WORK STATIONS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND PROGRAM MANUALS ALL SOLD AS A UNIT FOR USE IN THE FIELD OF [ BUSTRY ] * BUSINESS, INDUSTRY * , FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, OPERATING PROGRAMS, WORD PROCESSING AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT; COMPACT DISC PLAYERS, TRANSCEIVERS, HEADPHONES, PERSONAL STEREOS, CAR STEREOS, TUNERS, CARTRIDGES, SPEAKERS, UNRECORDED AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES, AND PRERECORDED CASSETTE TAPES FEATURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, EARPHONES, GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS, ELECTRIC JUICERS, ELECTRIC IRONS, NINE VOLT BATTERIES, BINOCULARS, RADIOS COMBINED WITH ALARM CLOCKS, SEMI-CONDUCTORS, TELEVISION TUBES, COMPUTER MONITORS, COMPUTER FLOPPY DISCS, MAGNETIC SCALES, VIDICONS, MAGNETIC HEADS FOR TAPE RECORDERS, CATHODE RAY TUBES, REMOTE CONTROL UNITS FOR TELEVISION RECEIVERS, MAGNETIC MEASURING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL COUNTER, BIMORPH TRACKING HEADS WHICH PROVIDE FOR VARIABLE PLAYBACK SPEEDS FOR VIDEO TAPE RECORDERS, DIGITAL MICRO METERS; PULSE CODE MODULATION AUDIO SYSTEMS, NAMELY PULSE CODE MODULATION AUDIO UNITS, MAGNETIC VIDEO RECORDERS AND/OR PLAYERS AND MAGNETIC MEDIA THEREFOR, NAMELY VIDEO TAPES FEATURING ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HIGH FIDELITY SOUND UNITS USED AS EXTERNAL COMPONENT PARTS OF TELEVISION SYSTEMS, TELEVISION MONITORS WITH AND WITHOUT TELEVISION TUNERS; ELECTRONIC DIGITAL GAUGING SYSTEM COMPRISED OF DIGITAL DISPLAY UNITS, GAUGING PROBES, CALIBRATION RINGS AND CALIBRATION BLOCKS, NON-ELECTRIC SOUND AMPLIFIERS IN THE SHAPE OF HEADPHONES, COLOR TEMPERATURE SWITCHES FOR TELEVISION RECEIVERS, PROJECTION TELEVISIONS, VIDEO CAMERAS COMBINED WITH VIDEO TAPE RECORDERS, FLOPPY DISC DRIVES, COMPUTER JOYSTICKS, COMPUTER CONNECTION CABLES AND CONNECTORS, HIGH SPEED VIDEO TAPE DUPLICATING MACHINES, COLOR VIDEO PROJECTORS, MICRO TELEVISIONS, COMPACT DISC CHANGERS USED TO CHANGE PLAYBACK AND SELECTION OF MULTIPLE COMPACT DISCS, VIDEO CAMERA LENSES, OPTICAL SCALES AND ENCODERS FOR (LINEAR OR ANGULAR) POSITION SENSING, UTILIZING LASERS, UNITS FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT (LINEAR OR ANGULAR) WHICH UTILIZE DIFFRACTION GRATING AND LASER UNITS, FLOPPY DISC VIDEO PLAYERS, FLOPPY DISC VIDEO CAMERAS, FLOPPY DISCS FOR USE IN VIDEO PLAYERS AND CAMERAS; VIDEO TAPE RECORDER ACCESSORIES, NAMELY, EDITORS, SWITCHERS, SPECIAL EFFECTS GENERATORS AND REMOTE CONTROLS; REPLACEABLE FLUORESCENT TELEVISION PICTURE TUBES WHICH FUNCTION AS SINGLE PIXELS IN GIANT TELEVISION SCREENS, TIME BASE CORRECTORS; VIDEO CAMERA CONTROL UNITS COMPRISED OF VIDEO CAMERA SIGNAL PROCESSOR, VIDEO CAMERA CONTROL POWER UNIT, VIDEO CAMERA OPERATIONAL CONTROL UNIT AND WAVE FORM MONITOR; VIDEO CAMERA ACCESSORIES, NAMELY, OPTICAL FIBER LINKS, VIDEO CAMERA IMAGE ENHANCERS AND VIDEO CAMERA CABLE; ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERAS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, NAMELY, MAGNETIC DISKS

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

May 19, 2021Automatic update of assignment of ownership
January 19, 2021Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 9 - e-mailed
January 19, 2021Registered and renewed (third renewal - 10 yrs)
January 19, 2021Registered - sec. 8 (10-yr) accepted/sec. 9 granted
January 5, 2021Case assigned to post registration paralegal
October 13, 2020Teas section 8 & 9 received
August 3, 2020Counterclaim opp. no. 999999
April 18, 2013Notice of suit
January 17, 2013Notice of suit
September 21, 2010Registered and renewed (second renewal - 10 yrs)

10 earlier steps on the official record.

Disputes

Oppositions and cancellations

Proceedings recorded against this mark by the USPTO. Reported as recorded, not legal advice.

FAQ

About SONY

Who owns the trademark "SONY"?

The USPTO trademark "SONY" (application 73755377) is owned by Sony Group Corporation.

What is the status of "SONY"?

Its status at the USPTO is: registered.

When was "SONY" registered?

It was registered on November 13, 1990.

API

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GET /v1/trademarks/{id}

ID=tm_019d1786-fbaa-76fb-9da5-b4ebda01ab2d
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "tm_019d1786-fbaa-76fb-9da5-b4ebda01ab2d",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "SONY",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "73755377",
  "filing_date": "1988-10-03",
  "nice_classes": [
    9
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "SONY GROUP CORPORATION",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb74b-9a2a-7553-8bdf-d218656a4ba3"
    }
  ]
}