META
"META" is a word mark owned by Meta Platforms, Inc., filed at the USPTO on December 17, 2015. It is registered and covers classes 35 and 42.
- Status
- Registered
- Since April 1, 2025
- Filed
- December 17, 2015
- Registered
- August 28, 2018
- Priority date
- November 12, 2015
- Claimed from Canada
- Application no.
- 86852664
- Registration no.
- 5548121
- Office
- USPTO
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Mark type
- Word mark
- 2 classes
Who owns META
The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.
Owner
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META · Menlo Park, United States
Representative
Anthony J. Malutta
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
What the mark covers
The products and services META is filed for, grouped by Nice class.
Marketing, advertising, and promotion services; information distribution services, namely, commercial information in the field of scholarly, academic, scientific, technological [ medical and intellectual property ] information; market research, market analysis and market research information services; advertising services, namely, promoting the goods and services of others via computer and communication networks using targeted and non-targeted methods; operating on-line marketplaces for sellers of goods and/or services; [ compiling and preservation of product indexes in computer databases; ] providing advertising space via the global computer network; providing on-line computer databases and on-line searchable databases in the field of classifieds
Software, scientific and computer services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for mapping, following, broadcasting, annotating, compiling, storing, managing, searching, indexing, linking, categorizing, organizing, analyzing, sharing, exchanging, publishing, retrieving, editing, creating, generating, recommending and selling electronic documents, files, electronic information, data, text, video, sound and visual images, all over a computer network; computer networking services, namely, creating on-line virtual communities for registered users to organize groups and events, participate in discussions, and engage individually and in groups in scientific, social, business and community networking; computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for organizing and conducting meetings, events and interactive discussions via communication networks
What has happened so far
Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.
- Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 - e-mailed
- Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted
- Case assigned to post registration paralegal
- Teas section 8 received
- Teas change of correspondence received
- Attorney/dom.rep.revoked and/or appointed
- Teas revoke/app/change addr of atty/dom rep received
- Applicant/correspondence changes (non-responsive) entered
- Teas change of owner address received
- Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (6-yr) e-mailed
10 earlier steps on the official record.
Oppositions and cancellations
Proceedings recorded against this mark by the USPTO. Reported as recorded, not legal advice.
About META
Who owns the trademark "META"?
The USPTO trademark "META" (application 86852664) is owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.
What is the status of "META"?
Its status at the USPTO is: registered.
When was "META" registered?
It was registered on August 28, 2018.
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GET/v1/trademarks/{id}The full record: owners, classes, dates and images
GET/v1/trademarks/{id}/eventsEvery step in the office history
GET/v1/proceedings?trademark_id={id}Oppositions and cancellations against the mark
ID=tm_019d28de-f62f-7268-a43f-add1a6943684
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"{
"id": "tm_019d28de-f62f-7268-a43f-add1a6943684",
"object": "trademark",
"mark_text": "META",
"status": {
"primary": "active",
"stage": "registered"
},
"office_code": "US",
"application_number": "86852664",
"filing_date": "2015-12-17",
"nice_classes": [
35,
42
],
"owners": [
{
"name": "META PLATFORMS, INC.",
"entity_id": "ent_019eb6fe-dcd0-70f1-bde3-8485e5ffb0b3"
}
]
}