USPTO trademark

META

RegisteredUSPTOWord markClass 35Class 42

"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.

Official USPTO record
META trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
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
Ownership

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.

Goods and services

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

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 - e-mailed
  2. Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted
  3. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  4. Teas section 8 received
  5. Teas change of correspondence received
  6. Attorney/dom.rep.revoked and/or appointed
  7. Teas revoke/app/change addr of atty/dom rep received
  8. Applicant/correspondence changes (non-responsive) entered
  9. Teas change of owner address received
  10. Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (6-yr) e-mailed

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 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.

API

Get this data via the API

Everything on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull META 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 /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019d28de-f62f-7268-a43f-add1a6943684
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "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"
    }
  ]
}