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06/17/2026
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PEN AMERICA
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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
06/18/2026
Trademark type
Combined
Nice classes
41
Filing date
07/16/2020
Registration date
02/23/2021
Expiration date
-
Complete case details
Structured fields from the responsible authority and the official record.
Status date
02/23/2021
Last transaction
06/18/2026
Responsible office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Status code
700
Official register
Principal Register
First use anywhere
10/01/2016
First use in commerce
10/01/2016
Drawing code
3
Owner type
99
Owner location
New York, NY, US
Examiner
BUSH, KAREN K
Law office
L80
Current location
PUBLICATION AND ISSUE SECTION
Mark description
The mark consists of a rectangular, red speech bubble with breaks in the middle of the top and bottom of the rectangle. The words "PEN AMERICA" appear in black, stacked and flushed left in the bubble. The color white represents background, outlining, shading, and/or transparent area and is not part of the mark.
Holders and representatives
Holders
PEN American Center, Inc.
Representatives
Scott Kareff McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Technical classification
Nice Classes
Class 41
Vienna Codes
No Vienna codes available.
Goods and services
Class 41
educational servicesarranging of seminars in the field of first amendment and the advancement of literature and arranging cultural events in the field of literature and free expression
Publications
History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.
15 publications found
REM1
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
02/23/2026
R.PR
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
02/23/2021
NPUB
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
12/08/2020
PUBO
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
12/08/2020
NONP
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
11/18/2020
CNSA
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
11/02/2020
XAEC
EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
10/29/2020
GNEN
NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
10/29/2020
GNEA
EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
10/29/2020
CNEA
EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN
10/29/2020
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
10/28/2020
MDSC
NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
08/14/2020
NWOS
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
08/13/2020
NWAP
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
07/20/2020
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