NA85
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
07/13/2026
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FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
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Active USPTO registrationType: CombinedOffice: United States
Risk and opportunity diagnosis
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USPTO status
Active USPTO registration
Case type
Application and registration
Recorded events
15
Latest update
07/13/2026
Trademark type
Combined
Nice classes
9, 16, 41
Filing date
08/30/2019
Registration date
04/07/2020
Expiration date
-
Complete case details
Structured fields from the responsible authority and the official record.
Status date
07/13/2026
Last transaction
07/13/2026
Responsible office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Status code
702
Official register
Principal Register
First use anywhere
03/25/2012
First use in commerce
03/25/2012
Drawing code
5
Owner type
16
Owner location
Cambridge, MA, US
Examiner
BEVERLY, JOSETTE MICHELLE
Current location
Historical data usage
Mark description
The mark consists of the wording "FINDING YOUR ROOTS" stacked vertically in a larger stylized font, the wording "WITH" in a smaller stylized font appearing to the left of "ROOTS", and the wording "HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR." appears below that, also in a small, stylized font. The second "N" in "FINDING" and the "T" in "ROOTS" are connected. The white background is not a feature of the mark.
Holders and representatives
Holders
Inkwell Media LLC
McGee Media, LLC
McGee Media, LLC
Representatives
Andrew N. Fredbeck FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU, P.C.
Technical classification
Nice Classes
Class 9Class 16Class 41
Vienna Codes
No Vienna codes available.
Goods and services
Class 9
Downloadable audio-video recordingsbooksphotographs and articles in the field of genealogy and stories about celebrities' ancestry
Class 16
Series of books in the field of genealogy and stories about celebrities' ancestry
Class 41
Entertainment servicesan ongoing series in the field of genealogy and stories about celebrities' ancestry provided through televised broadcastswebcasts and non-downloadable videos; educational servicesproviding onlinenon-downloadable videoscurriculumslesson planslinks to resources in the field of genealogy
Publications
History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.
15 publications found
C15A
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
07/13/2026
APRE
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
07/13/2026
E815
TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
04/07/2026
REM1
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
04/07/2025
R.PR
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
04/07/2020
NPUB
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
01/21/2020
PUBO
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
01/21/2020
CORV
REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE COMPLETE - ADDRESS UPDATED
01/08/2020
NONP
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
01/01/2020
CNSA
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
12/18/2019
CRFA
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
12/10/2019
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
12/03/2019
NWOS
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
09/13/2019
NWAP
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
09/03/2019
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