SMARTBALLOT Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Friday, March 6, 2026, a trademark application was filed for SMARTBALLOT with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SMARTBALLOT trademark a serial number of 99688283. The federal status of this trademark filing is NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER as of Friday, March 6, 2026. This trademark is owned by VoterTrust Election Systems, Inc.. The SMARTBALLOT trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Treatment & Processing of Materials Services, and Computer & Software Services & Scientific Services categories with the following description:
Downloadable software for ballot design, ballot style generation, ballot reconciliation, vote tabulation verification, election logistics management, scanning and processing election ballots and election documents, and generating machine-readable ballot identifiers, barcodes, and security markings; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for ballot design, ballot style generation, ballot reconciliation, vote tabulation verification, election logistics management, scanning and processing election ballots and election documents, and generating machine-readable ballot identifiers, barcodes, and security markings; Downloadable computer software for election administration, management, compliance monitoring, auditing, and reporting; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for election administration, management, compliance monitoring, auditing, and reporting; Downloadable software for secure data transmission and encryption in election administration ...
Printing services; Custom printing of election ballots and election materials; Secure printing of ballots, ballot envelopes, and election-related documents; Printing services featuring variable data printing for election ballots; Printing services for government election materials.
Software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for inventory control, verification, and asset tracking of ballots and election administration and election management; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for ballot design, ballot style management, ballot production workflows, election compliance management, election auditing, ballot tracking, and election logistics coordination; Platform as a service (PaaS) featuring software platforms for managing election infrastructure, election data workflows, and ballot production processes; Cloud computing services featuring software for election administration, security monitoring, and election system analytics; Non-downloadable computer software that provides inventory control, verification, and asset tracking of ballots; Technology consultation in the field of inventory control, verifying, and asset tracking of ballots.
Printed matter, namely, ballots, sample ballots, absentee ballots, and envelopes.
General Information
| Serial Number | 99688283 |
| Word Mark | SMARTBALLOT |
| Filing Date | Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| Status | 630 - NEW APPLICATION - RECORD INITIALIZED NOT ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Status Date | Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 0000000 |
| Registration Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Downloadable software for ballot design, ballot style generation, ballot reconciliation, vote tabulation verification, election logistics management, scanning and processing election ballots and election documents, and generating machine-readable ballot identifiers, barcodes, and security markings; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for ballot design, ballot style generation, ballot reconciliation, vote tabulation verification, election logistics management, scanning and processing election ballots and election documents, and generating machine-readable ballot identifiers, barcodes, and security markings; Downloadable computer software for election administration, management, compliance monitoring, auditing, and reporting; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for election administration, management, compliance monitoring, auditing, and reporting; Downloadable software for secure data transmission and encryption in election administration systems and inventory control, verification, and asset tracking of ballots; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for secure data transmission and encryption in election administration systems and inventory control, verification, and asset tracking of ballots; Voting machines; Documents, printers, and scanners for use in the field of elections; Voting machines, namely, vote tabulator voting machines; Voting machines, namely, machines for scanning, analyzing, recording, and securing ballots; Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags; Radio frequency identification tag readers; Radio frequency identification (RFID) credentials, namely, cards and tags, and readers for radio frequency identification credentials; Radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers. |
| Goods and Services | Printing services; Custom printing of election ballots and election materials; Secure printing of ballots, ballot envelopes, and election-related documents; Printing services featuring variable data printing for election ballots; Printing services for government election materials. |
| Pseudo Mark | SMART BALLOT |
| Goods and Services | Software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for inventory control, verification, and asset tracking of ballots and election administration and election management; Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for ballot design, ballot style management, ballot production workflows, election compliance management, election auditing, ballot tracking, and election logistics coordination; Platform as a service (PaaS) featuring software platforms for managing election infrastructure, election data workflows, and ballot production processes; Cloud computing services featuring software for election administration, security monitoring, and election system analytics; Non-downloadable computer software that provides inventory control, verification, and asset tracking of ballots; Technology consultation in the field of inventory control, verifying, and asset tracking of ballots. |
| Goods and Services | Printed matter, namely, ballots, sample ballots, absentee ballots, and envelopes. |
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, March 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 009 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 016 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| International Class | 040 - Treatment of materials. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 103, 106 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 040 |
| 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, March 6, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 042 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
| First Use In Commerce Date | NOT AVAILABLE |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | VoterTrust Election Systems, Inc. |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | Plano, TX 75074
US |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
