USPTO trademark

WHAT THE FOTSCH?!

RegisteredUSPTOWord markClass 41

"WHAT THE FOTSCH?!" is a word mark owned by Summitmedia, LLC, filed at the USPTO on December 3, 2015. It is registered and covers class 41 (Education and Entertainment).

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Data current as of October 23, 2021Official USPTO record

As filed with the USPTO

Status: Registered; Since October 23, 2021
Filed: December 3, 2015
Registered: July 12, 2016
Expires: Not recorded
Application no.: 86838593
Registration no.: 4998211
Office: USPTO; United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type: Word mark; 1 class

Ownership

Who owns WHAT THE FOTSCH?!

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

Owner

Summitmedia, LLC

Birmingham, United States

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Representative

Brande Boyd

Butler Snow LLP

Goods and services

What the mark covers

The products and services WHAT THE FOTSCH?! is filed for, grouped by Nice class.

41Class 41 · Education and Entertainment
Entertainment services, namely, a continuing variety, news, comedy show broadcast over television, radio, internet

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

July 12, 2025Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (10-yr)/sec. 9 e-mailed
October 23, 2021Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 15 - e-mailed
October 23, 2021Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted & sec. 15 ack.
October 22, 2021Case assigned to post registration paralegal
July 14, 2021Teas section 8 & 15 received
July 12, 2021Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (6-yr) e-mailed
July 1, 2019Attorney/dom.rep.revoked and/or appointed
July 1, 2019Teas revoke/app/change addr of atty/dom rep received
November 7, 2018Automatic update of assignment of ownership
July 12, 2016Registered-principal register

10 earlier steps on the official record.

FAQ

About WHAT THE FOTSCH?!

Who owns the trademark "WHAT THE FOTSCH?!"?

The USPTO trademark "WHAT THE FOTSCH?!" (application 86838593) is owned by Summitmedia, LLC.

What is the status of "WHAT THE FOTSCH?!"?

Its status at the USPTO is: registered.

When was "WHAT THE FOTSCH?!" registered?

It was registered on July 12, 2016.

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Response

{
  "id": "tm_019d28ce-76f3-7558-9944-ac2005b95536",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "WHAT THE FOTSCH?!",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "86838593",
  "filing_date": "2015-12-03",
  "nice_classes": [
    41
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "SUMMITMEDIA, LLC",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb6fe-76b0-74af-a2a0-0ff08aa973c1"
    }
  ]
}