Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, a trademark application was filed for BRC with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the BRC trademark a serial number of 99422199. The federal status of this trademark filing is NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER as of Tuesday, September 30, 2025. This trademark is owned by Bethesda Running Club, LLC. The BRC trademark is filed in the Unknown category with the following description:
Indicating membership in a(n) a collective of running clubs that, by law, cannot be more than a certain number all on the same run without a permit. We wish to advertise each other under one umbrella and attend events that can obviously be much larger than just a 25-person group running a 5k. The aim is to give people choice, awareness of other clubs out there, a large social circle of runners to talk about running or anything other than running, meet each other and talk about literally anything. It's just more motivating if we see how many of us are out there, and it's more convenient because we can see a whole list of routes and dates/times to choose from in one place. The collective mark may someday show a sense of belonging, trust, standards, etc. We also intend to verify routes for safety. On a large scale, we will be able to advertise much smaller run clubs and help them find other runners. Perhaps some clubs will be very competitive, skills-heavy, or even attract members of a ce...
