TBS
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What this record means
The record shows that the mark “TBS” was registered on the Principal Register for cable and television broadcasting services but was cancelled on July 15 2016 because the owner, Superstation, Inc., did not file a required declaration. The mark is now dead and no longer provides protection. The goods and services listed—cable and television broadcasting—are the only scope shown, so a similar name used in that same field would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, only over the specific services listed. Because the
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TBS
Design mark - official drawing on the federal record · USPTO TSDR, retrieved Sep 01, 2026
| Drawing type | 3 - AN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING WHICH INCLUDES WORD(S)/ LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S) |
| Filing basis | Use in Commerce (§1(a)). |
| Status | Registration cancelled because registrant did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Apr 09, 2004 |
| Published for opposition | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Notice of Allowance | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Registered (Principal) | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Status date | Jul 15, 2016 |
Goods & services
Cl. 038Communication ServicesSECTION 8 - CANCELLED
CABLE AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING SERVICES
First use: Apr 22, 2004
Use in commerce: Apr 22, 2004
Owner & representation
| Owner | Superstation, Inc. |
| Address | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., One CNN Center, Atlanta, GEORGIA UNITED STATES 303032762 |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in GEORGIA |
| Attorney of record | CLAIRE M. KIMBALL, RICK D. MCMURTRY, JENNIFER M. GRUBER, JEANENE L. JOBST, AND ANY/ALL OTHER ATTORNEYS IN THE TBS, INC., LEGAL DEPT., TRADEMARK GROUP |
| Correspondent | CLAIRE M. KIMBALL, RICK D. MCMURTRY, JENNIFER M. G |
| Attorney email | t********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | t********@*****.com |
| Correspondent phone | 4********8 |
| Correspondent address | ATLANTA, GEORGIA |
Prosecution history 3 of 25 events
Jul 15, 2016
CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9
May 26, 2011
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
May 26, 2011
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
🔒 Full timeline (25 events) in the report