CODE SWITCH Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Thursday, January 21, 2016, a trademark application was filed for CODE SWITCH with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the CODE SWITCH trademark a serial number of 86881776. The federal status of this trademark filing is SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED as of Thursday, April 6, 2023. This trademark is owned by National Public Radio, Inc.. The CODE SWITCH trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products and Education & Entertainment Services categories with the following description:

Educational and entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable playback of audio podcasts in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity; educational and entertainment services, namely, providing a blog and non-downloadable audio and videos featuring news, information, and commentary, all in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity; providing a website featuring non-downloadable publications in the nature of articles featuring news, information, commentary, audio, and video all in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity

Downloadable audio podcasts in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity
code switch

General Information


Serial Number86881776
Word MarkCODE SWITCH
Filing DateThursday, January 21, 2016
Status702 - SECTION 8 & 15 - ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Status DateThursday, April 6, 2023
Registration Number5079705
Registration DateTuesday, November 8, 2016
Mark Drawing4000 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, July 5, 2016

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesEducational and entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable playback of audio podcasts in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity; educational and entertainment services, namely, providing a blog and non-downloadable audio and videos featuring news, information, and commentary, all in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity; providing a website featuring non-downloadable publications in the nature of articles featuring news, information, commentary, audio, and video all in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity
Goods and ServicesDownloadable audio podcasts in the fields of race, culture, and ethnicity

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 DateTuesday, January 26, 2016
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateMonday, May 9, 2016
First Use In Commerce DateMonday, May 9, 2016

International Class041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
US Class Codes100, 101, 107
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, January 26, 2016
Primary Code041
First Use Anywhere DateSunday, April 7, 2013
First Use In Commerce DateSunday, April 7, 2013

Trademark Owner History


Party NameNational Public Radio, Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressWashington, DC 20002

Party NameNational Public Radio, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressWashington, DC 20002

Party NameNational Public Radio, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type99 - Other
AddressWashington, DC 20002

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Thursday, April 6, 2023NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Thursday, April 6, 2023REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
Thursday, April 6, 2023CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Thursday, March 30, 2023APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Thursday, March 30, 2023TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Thursday, March 30, 2023TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Thursday, March 30, 2023ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Thursday, March 30, 2023TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Thursday, March 30, 2023TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Tuesday, September 27, 2022TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Monday, November 8, 2021COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Wednesday, August 28, 2019ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, August 28, 2019TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Tuesday, November 8, 2016REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, October 6, 2016NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
Wednesday, October 5, 2016ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Tuesday, October 4, 2016STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Friday, September 16, 2016USE AMENDMENT FILED
Tuesday, October 4, 2016CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Friday, September 16, 2016TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Tuesday, August 30, 2016NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Tuesday, July 5, 2016OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
Tuesday, July 5, 2016PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Wednesday, June 15, 2016NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
Thursday, May 26, 2016APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Thursday, May 26, 2016EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
Thursday, May 26, 2016NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Thursday, May 26, 2016EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
Thursday, May 26, 2016EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
Monday, May 9, 2016NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, May 9, 2016NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, May 9, 2016NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Friday, May 6, 2016ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, January 26, 2016NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Monday, January 25, 2016NEW APPLICATION ENTERED