USPTO trademark

SONY

RegisteredUSPTOFigurative markClass 41

"SONY" is a figurative mark owned by Sony Group Corporation, filed at the USPTO on December 6, 2013. It is registered and covers class 41 (Education and Entertainment).

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Data current as of June 16, 2026Official USPTO record

As filed with the USPTO

Status: Registered; Since May 23, 2026
Filed: December 6, 2013
Registered: April 12, 2016
Expires: Not recorded
Application no.: 86978329
Registration no.: 4938522
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

Erik N. Lund

Whitestone Law PLLC

Goods and services

What the mark covers

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

41Class 41 · Education and Entertainment
Entertainment services, namely, providing prerecorded music, information in the field of music, and commentary and articles about music, all on-line via a global computer network; entertainment services, namely, rental and computerized on-line rental services featuring interactive software and hardware home entertainment and consumer electronics in the nature of motion pictures, films, movies, prerecorded DVD's, prerecorded videotape cassettes, audio, audio recordings in a variety of genres; providing online computer games; providing a web site that features photographic presentations based upon animated motion pictures; arranging and planning of concerts or musical performances; production of animation television programs; production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports featuring amination programs; production of master CD-ROMs recorded with music and video; rental of motion pictures; rental of sound-recorded or video-recorded video discs, magnetic tapes, magnetic discs, optical discs, magneto-optical discs, CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs; providing downloadable streaming, and wireless entertainment content in the nature of audiovisual works, motion pictures, trailers, television programming, music, and games by means of an interactive global computer and communications networks; providing information in the fields of entertainment, movies, and music over computer networks and global communication networks; motion picture studio services; television studio services; rental of motion picture and television scenery; provision of cinema or theatre facilities; rental of apparatus for transmitting, receiving, modifying, editing or reproducing cinematographic films, sound or video; recording, modifying or editing services for film, sound and video; providing online entertainment, namely, production of sound and audiovisual recordings in the field of music and musical based entertainment; providing a website over a global computer network featuring information on musical artists, tours of musical artists, sound recordings, popular culture and events and musical based entertainment; entertainment, namely, organizing and producing musical events; entertainment, namely, organizing and producing musical and theatrical events; production of sound and music video recordings; providing facilities for producing video, cinema and photography productions; post-production editing services in the field of music, videos and films

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

May 23, 2026Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 9 - e-mailed
May 23, 2026Registered and renewed (first renewal - 10 yrs)
May 23, 2026Registered - sec. 8 (10-yr) accepted/sec. 9 granted
May 23, 2026Case assigned to post registration paralegal
March 18, 2026Teas section 8 & 9 received
April 12, 2025Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (10-yr)/sec. 9 e-mailed
September 9, 2022Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 - e-mailed
September 9, 2022Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted
September 9, 2022Case assigned to post registration paralegal
March 28, 2022Teas section 8 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 SONY

Who owns the trademark "SONY"?

The USPTO trademark "SONY" (application 86978329) 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 April 12, 2016.

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Response

{
  "id": "tm_019d2902-1165-70bb-8dfb-5c05840e58c8",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "SONY",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "86978329",
  "filing_date": "2013-12-06",
  "nice_classes": [
    41
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "SONY GROUP CORPORATION",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb74b-9a2a-7553-8bdf-d218656a4ba3"
    }
  ]
}