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AMERICAN EXPRESSSerial 97302767 · Principal Register
Pending · Under Examination
Owner: American Express Marketing & Development Corp.
Class 009 - Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
Class 035 - Advertising & Business
Class 036 - Insurance & Financial
Class 039 -
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Class 045 - Legal & Personal Services
Filed Mar 09, 2022
The record shows that the mark “AMERICAN EXPRESS” is currently pending on the Principal Register, owned by American Express Marketing & Development Corp. The application covers a wide range of electronic payment and financial services, including software for virtual payment cards, banking services in virtual worlds, and travel agency services accessible in the metaverse, as well as entertainment and legal concierge services for card customers. A similar name would raise the closest concern in these digital payment, banking, and travel‑related areas, especially where services are offered in virtual or metaverse environments. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, only the specific goods and services listed. The latest status event is the grant of a fourth extension to file a Statement of Use on March 23, 2026, with no enforcement actions recorded. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is that use in virtual payment or banking services could be viewed as infringing this pending mark.
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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.