USPTO trademark

EXPLORER

RegisteredUSPTOWord markClass 20

"EXPLORER" is a word mark owned by Ford Motor Company, filed at the USPTO on December 9, 1993. It is registered and covers class 20 (Furniture and Articles Not Otherwise Classified).

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Official USPTO record
EXPLORER trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
Status
Registered
Since September 10, 2025
Filed
December 9, 1993
Registered
July 11, 1995
Expires
Not recorded
Application no.
74468002
Registration no.
1905010
Office
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type
Word mark
1 class
Ownership

Who owns EXPLORER

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

Owner

Ford Motor Company

F · Dearborn, United States

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Representative

Sharon C. Sorkin

Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Goods and services

What the mark covers

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

  • key fobs and rings not made of metal, [ non-metal license plates, ] [ non-metal money clips, hand-held and wall mirrors, desk ornaments made of bone, ivory, plaster, plastic, wax and wood; ] [ plaques, ] [ stools, seat cushions, portable chairs, pillows, non-metal clamps, plastic flags ]

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 9 - e-mailed
  2. Registered and renewed (third renewal - 10 yrs)
  3. Registered - sec. 8 (10-yr) accepted/sec. 9 granted
  4. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  5. Teas section 8 & 9 received
  6. Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (10-yr)/sec. 9 e-mailed
  7. Assignment of ownership not updated automatically
  8. Assignment of ownership not updated automatically
  9. Applicant/correspondence changes (non-responsive) entered
  10. Teas change of correspondence received

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 EXPLORER

Who owns the trademark "EXPLORER"?

The USPTO trademark "EXPLORER" (application 74468002) is owned by Ford Motor Company.

What is the status of "EXPLORER"?

Its status at the USPTO is: registered.

When was "EXPLORER" registered?

It was registered on July 11, 1995.

API

Get this data via the API

Everything on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull EXPLORER and marks like it into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}

    The full record: owners, classes, dates and images

  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}/events

    Every step in the office history

  • GET/v1/proceedings?trademark_id={id}

    Oppositions and cancellations against the mark

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019d1aa0-efe8-755f-bf90-f5159387c8d0
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019d1aa0-efe8-755f-bf90-f5159387c8d0",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "EXPLORER",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "74468002",
  "filing_date": "1993-12-09",
  "nice_classes": [
    20
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "FORD MOTOR COMPANY",
      "entity_id": "ent_019f286d-6a91-776b-a3d8-a26176ee8c41"
    }
  ]
}