SOUTHBITES Trademark
Trademark Overview
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, a trademark application was filed for SOUTHBITES with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the SOUTHBITES trademark a serial number of 86523530. The federal status of this trademark filing is CANCELLED - SECTION 8 as of Friday, May 22, 2026. This trademark is owned by SXSW, LLC. The SOUTHBITES trademark is filed in the Education & Entertainment Services and Restaurant & Hotel Services categories with the following description:
Organizing, arranging, and conducting conferences, seminars, festivals, symposia, conventions, and professional training events in the fields of food, beverages, cooking, culinary arts, gastronomy, restaurants, food service, the food industry, agriculture, technology, computers, entertainment, social action, global food production, beer, wine, nutrition, food trucks, food street vendors, and mobile food vendors, all for cultural, entertainment, or educational purposes; organizing festivals featuring food trucks and live entertainment for cultural, entertainment, or educational purposes; organizing recurring events, namely, social entertainment events, culinary events, and culinary competitions, featuring food trucks
Food truck parks; providing of food and drink; providing a website featuring information and links in the fields of food, beverages, cooking, culinary arts, gastronomy, restaurants, food service, beer, wine, food trucks, food street vendors, and mobile food vendors; catering services; providing banquet and social function facilities for special occasions; provision of conference and meeting facilities; restaurant services; bar services
General Information
| Serial Number | 86523530 |
| Word Mark | SOUTHBITES |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
| Status | 710 - CANCELLED - SECTION 8 |
| Status Date | Friday, May 22, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 4849708 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, November 10, 2015 |
| Mark Drawing | 4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, August 25, 2015 |
Trademark Statements
| Goods and Services | Organizing, arranging, and conducting conferences, seminars, festivals, symposia, conventions, and professional training events in the fields of food, beverages, cooking, culinary arts, gastronomy, restaurants, food service, the food industry, agriculture, technology, computers, entertainment, social action, global food production, beer, wine, nutrition, food trucks, food street vendors, and mobile food vendors, all for cultural, entertainment, or educational purposes; organizing festivals featuring food trucks and live entertainment for cultural, entertainment, or educational purposes; organizing recurring events, namely, social entertainment events, culinary events, and culinary competitions, featuring food trucks |
| Goods and Services | Food truck parks; providing of food and drink; providing a website featuring information and links in the fields of food, beverages, cooking, culinary arts, gastronomy, restaurants, food service, beer, wine, food trucks, food street vendors, and mobile food vendors; catering services; providing banquet and social function facilities for special occasions; provision of conference and meeting facilities; restaurant services; bar services |
Classification Information
| International Class | 041 - Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101, 107 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 22, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 041 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
| International Class | 043 - Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodations. |
| US Class Codes | 100, 101 |
| Class Status Code | 2 - Sec. 8 - Entire Registration |
| Class Status Date | Friday, May 22, 2026 |
| Primary Code | 043 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
Trademark Owner History
| Party Name | SXSW, LLC |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Austin, TX 78701
US |
| Party Name | SXSW, LLC |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Austin, TX 78768
US |
| Party Name | SXSW, LLC |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 16 - Limited Liability Company |
| Address | Austin, TX 78768
US |
Trademark Events
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Friday, February 6, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Thursday, February 12, 2015 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Thursday, May 7, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Friday, May 8, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN |
| Friday, May 8, 2015 | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 8, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | ASSIGNED TO LIE |
| Thursday, July 16, 2015 | EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED |
| Monday, July 20, 2015 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Monday, July 20, 2015 | LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2015 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2015 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2015 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED |
| Thursday, December 2, 2021 | TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL |
| Thursday, May 26, 2022 | REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED |
| Thursday, May 26, 2022 | NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED |
| Sunday, November 10, 2024 | COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED |
| Friday, May 22, 2026 | CANCELLED SEC. 8 (10-YR)/EXPIRED SECTION 9 |
