TOLKIEN
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 27 Aug 2025)
What this means for you
Registered since 19 Apr 2005. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 19 Apr 2025).
Record
- Serial number
- 78308460
- Registration number
- 2941708
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 02 Oct 2003
- Published for opposition
- 25 Jan 2005
- Registered
- 19 Apr 2005
- Next maintenance due
- 19 Apr 2025
- Attorney of record
- Robert J. Driscoll
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: [ Computer, electronic and video game programs; ] [ pre-recorded entertainment products, namely, audio recordings featuring music and spoken word embodied on compact discs, ] [ vinyl records, ] [ CD-ROM ] [, DVD, laser disc, mini disc, and cassette tapes; downloadable musical and spoken word sound recordings; downloadable video recordings featuring music, theater, and drama ]
- Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: Printed publications, namely, books, magazines, [ newspapers ] and newsletters in the field of literature; photographs, art prints, art illustrations, posters and maps; [ postcards; cardboard gift boxes; photograph albums, coin albums, stamp albums and scrapbook albums; almanacs; artists' materials, namely canvas for painting, paint brushes, pens, pencils, drawing pads, and painting sets; ] educational, instructional and teaching materials, namely books and printed instructional materials in the field of literature
- Class 020 — Furniture: [ Plastic and plaster figurines ]
- Class 028 — Toys and sporting goods: [ Toys, games and playthings;, namely, board games, playing cards, plush toys, and accessories therefor, puppets, toy action figures, manipulative puzzles and jigsaw puzzles; electronic toys, namely, hand held units for playing electronic games; Christmas tree decorations ]
- Class 041 — Education and entertainment services: [ Entertainment services, namely, production of television programs, radio programs and motion pictures; entertainment in the nature of theater productions; ] publication of books [, magazines, newsletters and journals; entertainment services, namely, ], providing entertainment information in the fields of music and literature by means of a global computer network; entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring non-downloadable musical and spoken word sound recordings [; entertainment services, namely, providing online games; ] computer services, namely, providing non-downloadable online [ books, ] magazines, newsletters, and journals in the field of literature [ ; amusement parks ]
Owner
- THE TOLKIEN ESTATE LIMITED, OXFORD, GB
- The J.R.R. Tolkien Estate Limited, Oxford, GB
- The J.R.R. Tolkien Estate Limited, Oxford, GB
- The J.R.R. Tolkien Estate Limited, Oxford, GB
Prosecution history
- 27 Aug 2025 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF PARTIAL SEC. 8 & 9 EMAILED
- 27 Aug 2025 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 27 Aug 2025 — REGISTERED - SEC. 9 GRANTED/CHECK RECORD FOR SEC. 8
- 27 Aug 2025 — REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED
- 25 Aug 2025 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 18 Apr 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 19 Apr 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 27 Jul 2016 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
- 04 May 2015 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 04 May 2015 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 04 May 2015 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 04 May 2015 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 20 Apr 2015 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 17 Jul 2013 — AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP
- 07 May 2011 — REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.