MTN
"MTN" is a word mark owned by MTN Group Management Services (Proprietary) Limited, filed at the USPTO on February 7, 2026. It is in its opposition period and covers class 42 (Computer and Scientific Services).
- Status
- Opposition period
- Since October 6, 2026
- Filed
- February 7, 2026
- Registered
- Not yet
- Expires
- Not recorded
- Application no.
- 99639944
- Registration no.
- Not yet
- Office
- USPTO
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Mark type
- Word mark
- 1 class
Who owns MTN
The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.
Owner
MTN Group Management Services (Proprietary) Limited
Gauteng, South Africa
Representative
Jeffrey A. Smith
Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.
What the mark covers
The products and services MTN is filed for, grouped by Nice class.
Scientific and technological services, namely, scientific research and analysis services in the field of telecommunications, financial technology, and data management, and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services in the field of telecommunications, financial technology, and data management; design and development of computer hardware and software; application service provider (ASP) featuring software for providing, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, web sites, and databases in the fields of wireless communication, mobile information access, and remote data management for wireless delivery of content to handheld computers, laptops, and mobile electronic devices; providing temporary use of non-downloadable software and applications for instant messaging, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, and audio conferencing; computer services, namely, creating an online community for registered users to engage in social networking; computer services, namely, creating virtual communities for users to participate in discussions, get feedback from their peers, and engage in social, business, and community networking; computer services, namely, hosting electronic facilities for others for interactive discussions via communication networks; providing an online network service that enables users to transfer and share personal identity data among multiple online facilities in the fields of telecommunications, financial technology, and data management; providing financial technology information from searchable indexes and databases of information; temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics, and data; providing online web facilities giving users the ability to upload, modify and share audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics, and data; digital imaging services related to digitalization and scanning of images as well as rendering of computer graphics; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable e- commerce transactions software; application service provider featuring application programming interface software; software as a service featuring software for sending electronic message alerts, for transmitting orders, sending and receiving electronic messages, allowing users to perform electronic business transactions and stream and download audio and video content via a global computer network; all the aforementioned services excluding software in the field of sports, resort management, engineering, architecture, temporary housing
What has happened so far
Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.
- Official gazette publication confirmation e-mailed
- Published for opposition
- Notification of notice of publication e-mailed
- Approved for pub - principal register
- Notification of examiners amendment e-mailed
- Examiner's amendment entered
- Examiners amendment e-mailed
- Examiners amendment -written
- Notification of final refusal emailed
- Final refusal 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 MTN
Who owns the trademark "MTN"?
The USPTO trademark "MTN" (application 99639944) is owned by MTN Group Management Services (Proprietary) Limited.
What is the status of "MTN"?
Its status at the USPTO is: opposition period.
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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_019d2ba0-6502-751a-ad37-7266e1262515
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"{
"id": "tm_019d2ba0-6502-751a-ad37-7266e1262515",
"object": "trademark",
"mark_text": "MTN",
"status": {
"primary": "pending",
"stage": "pending_opposition"
},
"office_code": "US",
"application_number": "99639944",
"filing_date": "2026-02-07",
"nice_classes": [
42
],
"owners": [
{
"name": "MTN GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED",
"entity_id": "ent_019f2861-9ca4-744d-986b-cafe825b3f0f"
}
]
}