USPTO trademark

VW

RegisteredUSPTOWord markClass 7Class 12Class 16Class 28+8

"VW" is a word mark owned by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, filed at the USPTO on December 23, 2003. It is registered and covers classes 7, 12, 16, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42.

Official USPTO record
VW trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
Status
Registered
Since January 3, 2026
Filed
December 23, 2003
Registered
September 6, 2005
Renewal due
October 21, 2029
Application no.
79001133
Registration no.
2992649
Office
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type
Word mark
12 classes
Ownership

Who owns VW

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 VW is filed for, grouped by Nice class.

  • [ Motors other than for land vehicles, namely, direct current motors, boat motors, electric starter motors, electric motors for machines, and their parts, namely, motor starters, machine cylinders, machine cylinder heads, machine pumps, camshafts, pistons, fly wheels, bearings, valves, exhausts for engines, injectors for engines, carburetors for engine, filters for cleaning cooling air, glow plugs for diesel engines, engine blocks, intake and exhaust manifolds, cylinders, filters for cleaning cooling air for engines, and glow plugs for diesel engines, machine coupling and transmission components not for land vehicles, clutches for machines not for land vehicles, jacks for machines, namely, hydraulic and power operated jacks, agricultural implements that are not hand operated, namely, seed drills, incorporators, cultivators, harvesters, disk harrows, seeders, mechanized livestock feeders, power operated agricultural implements for attachments to tractors and harvesters ]

  • Apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water including vehicles, namely, automobiles, [ trucks, ] vans, sport utility vehicles, [ lorries, trailers, buses, trains, locomotives, ] bicycles, [ tricycles, unicycles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, airplanes, boats and ships, hot air balloons and dirigibles, camping trailers, folding and hard side camping trailers, motor homes, conversion vans, travel trailers, camper coaches, ] their structural and replacement parts; engines for land vehicles

  • Goods made from paper and cardboard, namely, calendars, [ boxes of paper or cardboard, packing cardboard, bond paper, art paper; ] printed matter, namely, [ atlases and geographical maps, ] books and printed instructional and teaching materials in the field of science and technology; stationery; [ typewriters, pens and office articles not including furniture, namely, office hole punchers, glues for the office, punches, rubber bands; ] ball point pens [ and pencils, paper flags and table napkins of paper ]

  • Games and playthings, namely, [ toy building blocks, building games, ] board games, namely, checkers, playing cards, scale model vehicles, and scale model cars; [ gymnastic and sporting articles, namely, gymnastic horizontal bars, gymnastic training stools, gymnastic parallel bars, gymnastic vaulting horses, ] balls, plush toys, [ apparatus for electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only, namely, arcade type electronic education video games, electronic dart games, and handheld unit for playing electronic games ]

  • Advertising, namely, direct mail advertising, electronic billboard advertising [ , television advertising agencies, ] [ advertising agencies, namely, promoting the services of automobile dealerships, banks, through the distribution of audio promotional materials and by rendering sales promotion advice; advertising agencies; cooperative advertising; providing television advertising for others; dissemination of advertising for others via an online electronic communications network; ] [ dissemination of advertising matter, for others disseminated via printed publications, radio, television, and an on-line communications network; providing advertising space in a periodical; business management; business administration and office work; personnel recruitment, ] [ personnel management consultancy, business management consultancy, ] [ public relations, ] [ organization of trade fairs for commercial or advertising purposes ]

  • [ Insurance, namely, health insurance underwriting, insurance brokerage, accident insurance underwriting; financial services and monetary affairs, namely, issuance of credit cards, banking, ] loans financing, [ credit bureaus, financial consultancy, hire-purchase financing, saving banks and installment loans; real estate affairs, namely, apartment house management, real estate management, real estate appraisal, rental of office space, renting of apartments, real estate agencies, apartment locators, leasing of real estate; telecommunications air time brokerage services ]

  • Repair and maintenance of vehicles including vehicle repair in the course of vehicle breakdown service; cleaning, repairing, maintenance and polishing of vehicles

  • [ Telecommunication services, namely, providing telecommunication connections to the internet, telecommunication gateway services; providing internet gateways; ISDN services; personal communication services; news agencies, namely, gathering and dissemination of news; electronic mail and rental of telecommunications equipment ]

  • Transportation services, namely, [ emergency truck or auto towing, ] [ taxi transport, ] car transport, [ arranging of travel tours, ] rental and leasing of vehicles, especially automobiles, [ transport of people, namely, by motor buses, by airplane, by train and by ferry ]

  • [ Material treatment namely, waste treatment, metal treatment, ] [ treatment of wood, ] [ plastics, ] [ concrete, and ceramics ]

  • Teaching in the fields of science and engineering; entertainment in the nature of live musical groups, [ television comedy series, ] ethnic festivals; sporting and cultural activities, namely, arranging and conducting of conferences, congresses, symposiums, organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes in the field of science and engineering; [ providing cinema facilities, ] presentation of live show performances, [ providing museums facilities, entertainment in the nature of orchestra performances, ] organization of sport competitions, [ gaming services, namely, leasing of casino and electronic gaming machines and providing casino facilities ]

  • [ Consultancy in the field of computer hardware, rental of computer software, ] scientific and industrial research in the field of [ petrochemical production, ] automobile manufacturing, [ and semiconductors; computer programming for others; ] conducting of technical project studies; [ mechanical and technical research in the field of aerospace engineering and geology; ] and providing information in the field of science and engineering

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Partial invalidation of reg ext protection created
  2. Notice of suit
  3. Notice of acceptance of sec. 71 - e-mailed
  4. Registered - partial sec 71 accepted
  5. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  6. Teas section 71 received
  7. Courtesy reminder - sec. 71 (10-yr) e-mailed
  8. Notice of suit
  9. Change of name/address rec'd from ib
  10. Notice of suit

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 VW

Who owns the trademark "VW"?

The USPTO trademark "VW" (application 79001133) is owned by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft.

What is the status of "VW"?

Its status at the USPTO is: registered.

When was "VW" registered?

It was registered on September 6, 2005.

API

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Everything on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull VW 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_019d2a27-4896-731b-b24f-5ab3f962faf1
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019d2a27-4896-731b-b24f-5ab3f962faf1",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "VW",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "79001133",
  "filing_date": "2003-12-23",
  "nice_classes": [
    7,
    12,
    16,
    28,
    35,
    36,
    37,
    38,
    39,
    40,
    41,
    42
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb709-631b-736d-add2-f6280a6da5d6"
    }
  ]
}