USPTO trademark

THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT

Awaiting publicationUSPTOWord markClass 16Class 35

"THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT" is a word mark owned by The Topps Company, Inc., filed at the USPTO on June 22, 2026. It is waiting to be published and covers classes 16 and 35.

Official USPTO record
THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
Status
Awaiting publication
Since October 22, 2026
Filed
June 22, 2026
Registered
Not yet
Expires
Not recorded
Application no.
99898442
Registration no.
Not yet
Office
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type
Word mark
2 classes
Ownership

Who owns THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT

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

Owner

The Topps Company, Inc.

New York, United States

352 trademarks in the portfolioView company

Representative

Melissa B. Capotosto

Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, LLP

Goods and services

What the mark covers

The products and services THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT is filed for, grouped by Nice class.

  • Printed trading cards, other than for games.

  • Retail store services and online retail store services featuring trading cards and genuine sports memorabilia; operating on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers featuring sports and entertainment memorabilia, trading cards, and print-on-demand trading cards; advertising and marketing services in the field of trading cards and memorabilia.

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Approved for pub - principal register
  2. Notification of examiners amendment e-mailed
  3. Examiner's amendment entered
  4. Examiners amendment e-mailed
  5. Examiners amendment -written
  6. Assigned to examiner
  7. Application filing receipt mailed
  8. New application office supplied data entered
  9. New application entered
FAQ

About THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT

Who owns the trademark "THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT"?

The USPTO trademark "THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT" (application 99898442) is owned by The Topps Company, Inc.

What is the status of "THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT"?

Its status at the USPTO is: awaiting publication.

API

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  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}

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GET /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019ef814-c628-744f-9922-6cdc7b904254
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019ef814-c628-744f-9922-6cdc7b904254",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "THIS IS WHY WE COLLECT",
  "status": {
    "primary": "pending",
    "stage": "pending_publication"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "99898442",
  "filing_date": "2026-06-22",
  "nice_classes": [
    16,
    35
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "The Topps Company, Inc.",
      "entity_id": "ent_019f286c-e161-702b-989e-c8a969aff8d7"
    }
  ]
}