MTN
"MTN" is a word mark owned by MTN Group Management Services (Proprietary) Limited, filed at the USPTO on August 17, 2026. It is under examination and covers classes 9, 35, 36 and 38.
- Status
- Under examination
- Since August 17, 2026
- Filed
- August 17, 2026
- Registered
- Not yet
- Expires
- Not recorded
- Application no.
- 50055233
- Registration no.
- Not yet
- Office
- USPTO
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Mark type
- Word mark
- 4 classes
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
Nadya M. Sand
Alston & Bird LLP
What the mark covers
The products and services MTN is filed for, grouped by Nice class.
Apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; computer hardware and software; telecommunications and communications apparatus and instruments; downloadable multimedia content; downloadable game programs; computer software and hardware for use in computer-aided software engineering; computer application software for use in implementing the Internet of Things [IoT]; IoT gateways; application software for cloud computing services; software applications; mobile applications; computers and computer peripheral devices
Advertising and promotion services; influencer marketing; advertising and promotional services featuring a virtual influencer for third parties; loyalty card services; organisation, operation and management of customer loyalty schemes; organisation, operation and supervision of sales and promotional incentive schemes; provision of online platforms for the sale and purchase of goods and services; providing an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of goods and services; arranging and conducting of exhibitions for business purposes; business management, organization and administration; business mentoring and consultancy services; office functions; economic forecasting, marketing, market research, market analysis and survey services; publication of business information; compilation of statistical information; provision of trade information; provision of directory services
Financial, monetary and banking services; charitable fundraising, namely, organising and managing fundraising initiatives to support community upliftment programmes; facilitating access to financial tools and services, namely, offering digital platforms or solutions for individuals and businesses to manage financial operations and transactions; remittance services; provision of electronic and online financial services, namely, electronic fund transfer services and secure online monetary transaction facilities; providing an internet website portal in the field of financial transaction and payment processing; processing financial transactions via a global computer network; financial sponsorship; issuance of tokens of value as a reward for customer loyalty; providing cash and other rebates as part of a customer loyalty program; credit card services; insurance services; real estate services
Telecommunication access services; mobile, fixed, satellite, cellular and radio telecommunication services; providing access to telecommunication networks; provision of access to content, websites and portals; providing users with the ability to manage and personalise mobile telecommunication plans online; providing prepaid minutes for use on mobile phones; provision of internet access services; geolocation services (telecommunications services); telecommunications services for location and tracking of persons and objects; tracking of mobile telephones via satellite signals; broadcast or transmission of radio or television programmes; providing telecommunications connections to computer databases, the internet or other electronic networks; provision of wireless electronic transmission of credit and debit card transaction data and wireless electronic savings and payment data via a global computer network; providing access to digital audio, video and data websites from a database, the internet, or other electronic network; streaming of audio and video material on the internet; transmission of data, audio, video and multimedia files, namely, downloadable files and files streamed over a global computer network; telecommunication and communication database services, enabling the consumer to download digital content from a network and server to an individual database; providing access to telecommunications infrastructures for other operators
What has happened so far
Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.
- New application office supplied data entered
- Application filing receipt mailed
- New application entered
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 50055233) is owned by MTN Group Management Services (Proprietary) Limited.
What is the status of "MTN"?
Its status at the USPTO is: under examination.
Get this data via the API
Everything on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull MTN 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}/eventsEvery step in the office history
GET/v1/proceedings?trademark_id={id}Oppositions and cancellations against the mark
ID=tm_01a01503-5c73-7267-b6c1-d0b42e7f1934
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"{
"id": "tm_01a01503-5c73-7267-b6c1-d0b42e7f1934",
"object": "trademark",
"mark_text": "MTN",
"status": {
"primary": "pending",
"stage": "examining"
},
"office_code": "US",
"application_number": "50055233",
"filing_date": "2026-08-17",
"nice_classes": [
9,
35,
36,
38
],
"owners": [
{
"name": "MTN Group Management Services (Proprietary) Limited",
"entity_id": "ent_019f2861-9ca4-744d-986b-cafe825b3f0f"
}
]
}