IPFS
"IPFS" is a word mark owned by Protocol Labs, Inc., filed at the USPTO on March 6, 2015. It is registered and covers class 9 (Computers and Scientific Devices).
- Status
- Registered
- Since July 20, 2026
- Filed
- March 6, 2015
- Registered
- May 17, 2016
- Expires
- Not recorded
- Application no.
- 86555542
- Registration no.
- 4958328
- Office
- USPTO
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Mark type
- Word mark
- 1 class
Who owns IPFS
The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.
Owner
Protocol Labs, Inc.
San Francisco, United States
Representative
Anthony Malutta
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
What the mark covers
The products and services IPFS is filed for, grouped by Nice class.
Computer software for providing access to the Internet; computer software for downloading software, data files, audio files, video files and image files from the internet; computer hardware for encoding, decoding, capturing, playing, viewing, downloading, uploading, retrieving, transferring, or sharing audio, video or other multimedia files, software, digital files, electronic broadcasts, or data; computer hardware for collecting, editing, organizing, modifying, bookmarking, transmitting, storing, or sharing audio, video, or multimedia files, digital files, electronic broadcasts, or data; software for collecting, editing, organizing, modifying, bookmarking, transmitting, storing, or sharing of audio, video, or other multimedia files, software, digital files, electronic broadcasts, or data; software for electronic data storage; software for use in data storage rental services, namely, software that coordinates the rental of electronic and cloud data storage by tracking, reporting, managing, allocating, reserving, preserving, and deploying electronic data resources and by backing up, synchronizing, and sharing data between computers and electronic devices
What has happened so far
Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.
- Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 9 - e-mailed
- Registered and renewed (first renewal - 10 yrs)
- Registered - sec. 8 (10-yr) accepted/sec. 9 granted
- Case assigned to post registration paralegal
- Teas section 8 & 9 received
- Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (10-yr)/sec. 9 e-mailed
- Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 15 - e-mailed
- Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted & sec. 15 ack.
- Case assigned to post registration paralegal
- Teas section 8 & 15 received
10 earlier steps on the official record.
About IPFS
Who owns the trademark "IPFS"?
The USPTO trademark "IPFS" (application 86555542) is owned by Protocol Labs, Inc.
What is the status of "IPFS"?
Its status at the USPTO is: registered.
When was "IPFS" registered?
It was registered on May 17, 2016.
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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_019d2aa4-74bb-767e-9afc-6f147afe34fc
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"{
"id": "tm_019d2aa4-74bb-767e-9afc-6f147afe34fc",
"object": "trademark",
"mark_text": "IPFS",
"status": {
"primary": "active",
"stage": "registered"
},
"office_code": "US",
"application_number": "86555542",
"filing_date": "2015-03-06",
"nice_classes": [
9
],
"owners": [
{
"name": "PROTOCOL LABS, INC.",
"entity_id": "ent_019ebbbf-904d-70d8-9d56-8ea3560c08bc"
}
]
}