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The USPTO's own status record for this mark, on one dated page.
- Current status with a plain-English verdict
- Owner, classes, filing basis, and every key date
- The mark as it appears on the federal record
- Every prosecution event, filing to today
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◆ TRADEMARKCHECKER.AITRADEMARK STATUS REPORT
AMERICAN EXPRESSSerial 85608760 · Principal Register
Live · Registered
Owner: American Express Marketing & DevelopmentCorp.
Class 035 - Advertising & Business
Class 036 - Insurance & Financial
Class 038 - Communication Services
Class 039 -
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Class 043 - Restaurant & Hotel Services
Class 045 - Legal & Personal Services
Filed Apr 26, 2012
Registered Oct 16, 2012
The record shows that “AMERICAN EXPRESS” is a live, registered service mark on the Principal Register, owned by American Express Marketing & Development Corp. The mark covers a wide range of services in classes 035, 036, 038, 039, 041, 043, and 045, including advertising, banking and credit card services, online forums, travel agency services, ticketing, lodging reservations, and concierge services. A similar name would raise the closest concern in any of those service areas, especially where credit card or travel services are involved. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording; it only protects the specific services listed. There is no prosecution history indicating a descriptiveness refusal or Supplemental Register move, so the mark remains on the Principal Register. The latest status event is the renewal noted on January 3, 2023. No enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the presence of this active registration in multiple service classes suggests a meaningful risk of conflict.
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The way I'd use it, honestly, is as the thing you attach when a bank, a marketplace, or a co-founder asks "are we clear on the name". It answers in one page.