BLACK & SAM
Live / Registered — Registered and renewed (as of 10 Feb 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 29 Nov 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 29 Nov 2025).
Record
- Serial number
- 78498841
- Registration number
- 3020779
- Mark type
- Stylized text
- Filed
- 13 Oct 2004
- Published for opposition
- 06 Sept 2005
- Registered
- 29 Nov 2005
- Next maintenance due
- 29 Nov 2025
- Attorney of record
- Fara S. Sunderji
Goods and services
- Class 032 — Light beverages: Beverages, namely beer and ale
Owner
- Boston Beer Corporation, Boston, MA, US
- BBC Brands, LLC, Boston, MA, US
- BBC Brands, LLC, Boston, MA, US
- BBC Brands, LLC, Boston, MA, US
Prior registrations
Prosecution history
- 10 Feb 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 10 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 10 Feb 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 09 Feb 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 07 Nov 2025 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 29 Nov 2024 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
- 20 Jan 2016 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
- 20 Jan 2016 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
- 20 Jan 2016 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
- 20 Jan 2016 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 05 Nov 2015 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
- 29 Apr 2013 — APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
- 29 Apr 2013 — TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
- 12 Jan 2012 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 12 Jan 2012 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.