40A Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, March 7, 2017, a trademark application was filed for 40A with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the 40A trademark a serial number of 87979029. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Monday, November 10, 2025. This trademark is owned by Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc.. The 40A trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Clothing & Apparel Products, and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Clothing, namely, tops and bottoms, jackets, caps being headwear, hats, shirts, tee shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts

Motion picture films in all media featuring comedy, drama, action, suspense, and/or documentary material

Entertainment services in the nature of making motion pictures to be distributed by others
40a

General Information


Serial Number87979029
Word Mark40A
Filing DateTuesday, March 7, 2017
Status702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status DateMonday, November 10, 2025
Registration Number5645474
Registration DateTuesday, January 1, 2019
Mark Drawing5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, January 23, 2018

Trademark Statements


Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Goods and ServicesClothing, namely, tops and bottoms, jackets, caps being headwear, hats, shirts, tee shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts
Description of MarkThe mark consists of a large numeral "4" with the horizontal line extended to the right with a "0" above the horizontal line and an "a" below the horizontal line.
Goods and ServicesMotion picture films in all media featuring comedy, drama, action, suspense, and/or documentary material
Goods and ServicesEntertainment services in the nature of making motion pictures to be distributed by others
Pseudo MarkFORTY ACRES

Classification Information


International Class009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus.
US Class Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, December 4, 2017
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, August 8, 1986
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, August 8, 1986

International Class025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear.
US Class Codes022, 039
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateSaturday, March 11, 2017
Primary Code025
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, August 8, 1986
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, August 8, 1986

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, December 4, 2017
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, August 8, 1986
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, August 8, 1986

Trademark Owner History


Party NameForty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressBrooklyn, NY 11217

Party NameForty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressBrooklyn, NY 11217

Party NameForty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressBrooklyn, NY 11217

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Saturday, March 11, 2017NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Tuesday, March 14, 2017NOTICE OF PSEUDO MARK E-MAILED
Wednesday, May 31, 2017ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, June 2, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, June 2, 2017NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, June 2, 2017NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Sunday, December 3, 2017TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Sunday, December 3, 2017CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Monday, December 4, 2017TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Tuesday, December 12, 2017APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, January 3, 2018NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 23, 2018PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, January 23, 2018OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 20, 2018NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Wednesday, September 19, 2018TEAS REQUEST TO DIVIDE RECEIVED
Wednesday, September 19, 2018TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Friday, September 21, 2018CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Wednesday, October 3, 2018ITU OFFICE ACTION ISSUED FOR DIVISIONAL REQUEST
Wednesday, October 3, 2018ITU OFFICE ACTION ISSUED FOR EXTENSION REQUEST
Wednesday, October 3, 2018ITU OFFICE ACTION ISSUED FOR STATEMENT OF USE
Thursday, November 1, 2018TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Thursday, November 1, 2018RESPONSE TO ITU OFFICE ACTION ENTERED
Monday, November 5, 2018TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, November 5, 2018RESPONSE TO ITU OFFICE ACTION ENTERED
Wednesday, September 19, 2018DIVISIONAL REQUEST RECEIVED
Tuesday, November 6, 2018DIVISIONAL PROCESSING COMPLETE
Wednesday, September 19, 2018USE AMENDMENT FILED
Tuesday, November 6, 2018STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Tuesday, November 27, 2018ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Wednesday, November 28, 2018NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Tuesday, January 1, 2019REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, March 15, 2019TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, March 15, 2019ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Monday, January 1, 2024COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Monday, June 30, 2025TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Tuesday, October 28, 2025CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Monday, November 10, 2025REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Monday, November 10, 2025NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED