USPTO trademark

NS

Under examinationUSPTOWord markClass 35Class 36Class 37Class 42+1

"NS" is a word mark owned by Norfolk Southern Corporation, filed at the USPTO on July 27, 2026. It is under examination and covers classes 35, 36, 37, 42 and 45.

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Official USPTO record
NS trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
Status
Under examination
Since October 27, 2026
Filed
July 27, 2026
Registered
Not yet
Expires
Not recorded
Application no.
50015092
Registration no.
Not yet
Office
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type
Word mark
5 classes
Ownership

Who owns NS

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

Owner

Norfolk Southern Corporation

NSC · Atlanta, United States

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Representative

Daniel E. Sineway

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Goods and services

What the mark covers

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

  • Promoting public awareness of sustainability and environmental restoration; promoting the interests of people concerned with health, community and environmental sustainability issues; provision of information, advice and consultancy in relation to energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions; public policy research services in the field of sustainability as it relates to the transportation industry; providing news, information, and commentary in the field of sustainable business solutions within the field of transportation; organizing and developing projects that aim to promote awareness about diversity, equity and inclusion issues in the transportation industry; promoting awareness of charitable giving; government relations consultancy services relating to issues surrounding the transportation industry

  • Real estate management services; providing a web-based service in the nature of a searchable database of information in the fields of real estate and real estate property selection for consumers; providing project grants for environmental projects; charitable services, namely, granting funds to improve community access to resources, educational opportunities, housing insecurity, food insecurity, and environmental sustainability; Real estate management services, namely, managing property leases and sales, property access, pipe, wire and fiber optics installation, railroad crossings, gas and oil leases, and signboards and advertising displays

  • Design and development of industrial railroad networks, namely, railroad terminals and tracks; railroad site selection services

  • Software as a Service services featuring machine learning software for railroad safety; Software as a Service services featuring artificial intelligence software for the efficient movement of railcars; Software as a Service services featuring software for autonomous track inspection for predicting railroad maintenance, monitoring rail equipment, and inspecting trains; providing temporary use of on-line, non-downloadable software that uses machine vision and artificial intelligence to analyze images of trains and railcars in real time to detect defects and identify problems in the same; design and development of application programming interface software in the field of transportation logistics; Software as a Service services featuring software in the field of transportation logistics, namely, software for collecting real-time data to increase visibility into rail shipments; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for use in real estate property selection

  • Consulting services in the field of state and federal regulatory compliance requirements for personnel safety; consultancy, advisory and information services in the field of railroad and transportation safety; advisory and information services in the nature of preparation and provision of reports relating to railroad and transportation safety; inspection of railroad networks for safety purposes; analysis and consultation pertaining to job site safety

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Notification of non-final action e-mailed
  2. Non-final action e-mailed
  3. Non-final action written
  4. Assigned to examiner
  5. New application office supplied data entered
  6. Application filing receipt mailed
  7. New application entered
FAQ

About NS

Who owns the trademark "NS"?

The USPTO trademark "NS" (application 50015092) is owned by Norfolk Southern Corporation.

What is the status of "NS"?

Its status at the USPTO is: under examination.

API

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GET /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019fa8de-a258-74c8-9c53-1b8e36094e9c
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019fa8de-a258-74c8-9c53-1b8e36094e9c",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "NS",
  "status": {
    "primary": "pending",
    "stage": "examining"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "50015092",
  "filing_date": "2026-07-27",
  "nice_classes": [
    35,
    36,
    37,
    42,
    45
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "Norfolk Southern Corporation",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb6fa-244b-745d-9527-e60490306716"
    }
  ]
}