ANIMATES Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Friday, February 27, 2026, a trademark application was filed for ANIMATES with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the ANIMATES trademark a serial number of 99673525. The federal status of this trademark filing is NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER as of Friday, February 27, 2026. This trademark is owned by Animation, Inc.. The ANIMATES trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Education & Entertainment Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:
Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software allowing users to interact with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots for entertainment, educational, and personal purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co host, and personal computer copilot; Research and development services in the field of artificial intelligence and real-time virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots technologies; Design and development of computer software for processing speech; Providing online non-downloadable software for machine learning-based speech and virtual character behavior processing
Downloadable software in the nature of mobile, VR, and XR applications allowing users to interact with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots for entertainment, educational, and personal purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot; Downloadable virtual and augmented reality software; Downloadable application programming interface (API) software for use with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for simulating conversations and providing chat‑based companionship; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for users to communicate with artificial intelligence for entertainment purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot
Entertainment services, namely, providing an online platform featuring virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots with whom users can interact, create, and share content on mobile, web, VR, and XR platforms for entertainment, educational, and personal purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot; Providing online non-downloadable software for users to interact with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots on mobile, web, VR, and XR platforms for entertainment and educational purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot; Providing a website featuring non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence for speech and text recognition; Entertainment services, namely providing online virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilo...
General Information
| Serial Number | 99673525 |
| Word Mark | ANIMATES |
| Filing Date | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| Status | 630 - NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Status Date | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Indication of Colors claimed | Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| Goods and Services | Software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software allowing users to interact with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots for entertainment, educational, and personal purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co host, and personal computer copilot; Research and development services in the field of artificial intelligence and real-time virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots technologies; Design and development of computer software for processing speech; Providing online non-downloadable software for machine learning-based speech and virtual character behavior processing |
| Goods and Services | Downloadable software in the nature of mobile, VR, and XR applications allowing users to interact with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots for entertainment, educational, and personal purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot; Downloadable virtual and augmented reality software; Downloadable application programming interface (API) software for use with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for simulating conversations and providing chat‑based companionship; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for users to communicate with artificial intelligence for entertainment purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a square icon with rounded corners containing a stylized black and white drawing of an anime character's eye and to the right the text "Animates". |
| Goods and Services | Entertainment services, namely, providing an online platform featuring virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots with whom users can interact, create, and share content on mobile, web, VR, and XR platforms for entertainment, educational, and personal purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot; Providing online non-downloadable software for users to interact with virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots on mobile, web, VR, and XR platforms for entertainment and educational purposes, including for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot; Providing a website featuring non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence for speech and text recognition; Entertainment services, namely providing online virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots; Providing online virtual characters, artificial intelligence companions, virtual copilots, and chatbots for interactive chatbot services, namely, simulating conversations, and accompanying users during game play and content streaming; Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive artificial intelligence chatbots for the use as a gaming coach, gaming companion, streaming co-host, and personal computer copilot |
Classification Information
| International Class | 009 - 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 Codes | 021, 023, 026, 036, 038 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 042 - Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | Animation, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Dover, DE 19901
US |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, February 27, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, February 27, 2026 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Monday, March 23, 2026 | TEAS VOLUNTARY AMENDMENT RECEIVED |
| Monday, March 23, 2026 | TEAS AMENDMENT ENTERED BEFORE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED |
