USPTO trademark

NORTH CAROLINA

RegisteredUSPTOWord markClass 41

"NORTH CAROLINA" is a word mark owned by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, filed at the USPTO on December 15, 2011. It is registered and covers class 41 (Education and Entertainment).

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Official USPTO record
NORTH CAROLINA trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
Status
Registered
Since August 14, 2025
Filed
December 15, 2011
Registered
October 7, 2014
Expires
Not recorded
Application no.
85495917
Registration no.
4615769
Office
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type
Word mark
1 class
Ownership

Who owns NORTH CAROLINA

The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.

Owner

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, United States

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Representative

Alicia Grahn Jones

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Goods and services

What the mark covers

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

  • Entertainment and educational services, namely, providing courses of instruction at the university level; arranging and conducting collegiate athletic competitions, collegiate athletic events, collegiate athletic tournaments, and collegiate athletic exhibitions

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 9 - e-mailed
  2. Registered and renewed (first renewal - 10 yrs)
  3. Registered - sec. 8 (10-yr) accepted/sec. 9 granted
  4. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  5. Teas section 8 & 9 received
  6. Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (10-yr)/sec. 9 e-mailed
  7. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 15 - e-mailed
  8. Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted & sec. 15 ack.
  9. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  10. Teas section 8 & 15 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 NORTH CAROLINA

Who owns the trademark "NORTH CAROLINA"?

The USPTO trademark "NORTH CAROLINA" (application 85495917) is owned by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

What is the status of "NORTH CAROLINA"?

Its status at the USPTO is: registered.

When was "NORTH CAROLINA" registered?

It was registered on October 7, 2014.

API

Get this data via the API

Everything on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull NORTH CAROLINA 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 API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019d2c9f-de10-7569-846f-b4ae2ceb9659
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019d2c9f-de10-7569-846f-b4ae2ceb9659",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "NORTH CAROLINA",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "85495917",
  "filing_date": "2011-12-15",
  "nice_classes": [
    41
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
      "entity_id": "ent_019ef804-c1b8-720b-93e7-412951fcf4fc"
    }
  ]
}