Trademark Filings in April 2026: Applications Hold Above 60,000 as Class 41 Leads

Monthly Trademark Filing Report | USPTO Data Through April 30, 2026

Executive Summary

• April held above 60,000 filings: USPTO trademark applications reached 60,974 in April 2026, down 0.6% from March’s 61,352 but up 15.5% from April 2025’s 52,784.
• Class 41 led the month: Class 41, covering education, entertainment, sporting, and cultural services, ranked first with 7,865 class claims, ahead of Class 9 at 7,724 and Class 42 at 7,194.
• The 2026 range remains wide: January through April moved from 53,062 to 49,884 to 61,352 to 60,974, making April the second-highest month of the year to date.
• Registration outcomes remain cohort-dependent: Mature cohorts ranged from a 31.5% registration rate for August 2024 filings to 50.7% for January 2025 filings; April 2025 sits at 39.4%.
• Major-brand filing patterns were active: Samsung’s FLEX MAGIC PIXEL and FLEX CHROMA PIXEL, Amazon’s VOICE+ and NLX, and Google’s UCP, VIRGO NETWORK, and ALPHAMATTER gave April a technology-heavy notable-filings signal.
• Class-level growth diverged from total applications: Class 15 grew 33.7% from March to April, while larger product classes such as Class 21 and Class 20 also posted gains.

1. Overall Filing Volume

Month	Total Filings	MoM Change
April 2025	52,784	—
May 2025	48,440	-8.2%
June 2025	50,446	4.1%
July 2025	54,849	8.7%
August 2025	53,722	-2.1%
September 2025	56,024	4.3%
October 2025	52,991	-5.4%
November 2025	49,014	-7.5%
December 2025	53,761	9.7%
January 2026	53,062	-1.3%
February 2026	49,884	-6%
March 2026	61,352	23%
April 2026	60,974	-0.6%

April’s headline is stability near the top of the recent range. Filings totaled 60,974, only 378 below March’s 61,352, and the reported month-over-month change was -0.6%. On a year-over-year basis, April rose from 52,784 filings in April 2025 to 60,974 in April 2026, an increase of 15.5%.

For 2026 to date, the monthly sequence is uneven rather than gradual: January recorded 53,062 filings, February fell to 49,884, March jumped to 61,352, and April eased to 60,974. That leaves the year’s current range at 49,884 to 61,352, with April still the second-highest month of the year. Across the 13-month table, March 2026 is the high point and May 2025, at 48,440, is the low point.

Status data mainly show timing. April 2026 is a new prosecution cohort, so 60,893 of the month’s 60,974 filings remain pending. That equals 99.9% of the month’s applications, which reflects the early procedural posture of fresh filings rather than any outcome-based signal.

2. NICE Class Activity

Rank	NICE Class	Description	Filings
1	41	Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities	7,865
2	9	Electrical and scientific apparatus; downloadable software; recorded media	7,724
3	42	Scientific and technological services; software design and development	7,194
4	35	Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions	6,579
5	25	Clothing, footwear, and headwear	6,508
6	3	Cosmetics, cleaning preparations, and non-medicated toiletry preparations	3,137
7	5	Pharmaceuticals; medical and veterinary preparations; dietary supplements	3,000
8	28	Games, toys, playthings, and sporting goods	2,912
9	21	Household or kitchen utensils and containers; cookware and tableware	2,754
10	16	Paper goods, printed matter, photographs, stationery, and office requisites	2,472
11	36	Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs	2,318
12	44	Medical, veterinary, hygienic, beauty, agricultural, and horticultural services	2,003
13	20	Furniture, mirrors, picture frames, and non-metal containers	1,961
14	30	Coffee, tea, cocoa, rice, flour, bread, pastry, confectionery, and staple foods	1,688
15	11	Lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, drying, ventilating, and sanitary apparatus	1,557

Class 41 led April with 7,865 class claims, narrowly ahead of Class 9 at 7,724. The gap between the top two was 141 class claims. Class 42 followed with 7,194, keeping software, technology services, digital products, education, and entertainment near the center of April filing activity.

The top five classes all cleared 6,500 filings. Class 35 reached 6,579, while Class 25 reached 6,508. That group covers a broad commercial mix: content and events, software and electronics, technology services, business services, and apparel. The Nice-class table counts class claims across applications, while the volume table counts applications; one application can claim more than one class, so the class totals should not be treated as a direct subdivision of April’s 60,974 applications.

Consumer and regulated-product classes also remained prominent. Class 3 recorded 3,137 filings, Class 5 reached 3,000, and Class 28 posted 2,912. Class 21, Class 16, Class 36, and Class 44 rounded out a middle tier that spans household goods, print and paper goods, financial services, and health or beauty-related services.

3. Registration Rates

Cohort Month	Total Filed	Registered	Registration Rate
May 2024	51,569	25,408	49.3%
June 2024	46,732	18,676	40%
July 2024	50,715	18,304	36.1%
August 2024	50,410	15,894	31.5%
September 2024	51,306	22,832	44.5%
October 2024	52,962	25,902	48.9%
November 2024	47,793	22,663	47.4%
December 2024	53,458	25,954	48.6%
January 2025	61,451	31,175	50.7%
February 2025	38,348	14,430	37.6%
March 2025	52,968	22,750	43%
April 2025	52,784	20,822	39.4%

The registration-rate view is built around older filing cohorts, which makes it the right place to evaluate outcomes. The April 2025 cohort has produced 20,822 registrations from 52,784 filings, a 39.4% registration rate. That sits below the January 2025 cohort’s 50.7% and below several late-2024 cohorts, but above the August 2024 low point of 31.5%.

The cohort sequence is not smooth. May 2024 stood at 49.3%, June at 40%, July at 36.1%, August at 31.5%, September at 44.5%, October at 48.9%, November at 47.4%, December at 48.6%, January 2025 at 50.7%, February at 37.6%, March at 43%, and April at 39.4%. The better reading is variation by cohort, not a single directional line.

Recent filing months should not be used as registration-rate indicators. April 2026 filings are still at the beginning of prosecution, and the pending count dominates the status picture. The matured-cohort table shows how much outcome analysis changes once applications have had time to move through examination, publication, allowance, registration, abandonment, or other procedural paths.

4. Notable Filings

Owner	Mark	Serial Number	Filing Date	Status
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD.	FLEX MAGIC PIXEL	79450444	April 29, 2026	Pending
Ronnie Appleseed Family Farm	RONNIE APPLESEED	99795564	April 29, 2026	Pending
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD.	FLEX CHROMA PIXEL	99792582	April 28, 2026	Pending
Chandler Holsapple	LETHAL AUTHORITY	99789292	April 27, 2026	Pending
Pineapple Hospitality Consulting, LLC	COMMERCE	99789296	April 27, 2026	Pending
Pineapple Hospitality Consulting, LLC	CAFE COMMERCE	99789131	April 27, 2026	Pending
GREEN APPLE HOLDINGS, LLC	LEAD FIRST FOCUS INTEGRATE RELATE SERVE TRACK	99785575	April 24, 2026	Pending
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	VOICE+	99781763	April 23, 2026	Pending
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	NLX	99781762	April 23, 2026	Pending
Apple supermarkets inc	APPLE MARKET	99778988	April 22, 2026	Pending
NIKE, INC.	PHANTOM	99776480	April 21, 2026	Pending
GOOGLE LLC	UCP	99776598	April 21, 2026	Pending
DISNEY ENTERPRISES,INC.	DISNEY · PIXAR I THE INCREDIBLES	99774699	April 20, 2026	Pending
GOOGLE LLC	VIRGO NETWORK	99774294	April 20, 2026	Pending
GOOGLE LLC	ALPHAMATTER	99770415	April 17, 2026	Pending
The Good Apples, LLC	AN APPLE TODAY KEEPS THE WORRIES AWAY!	99769492	April 16, 2026	Pending
Garrett Wayne Applegate	CRESET	99764232	April 14, 2026	Pending
PINEAPPLE HOSPITALITY COMPANY	WHERE STAYS BECOME STORIES	99760642	April 13, 2026	Pending
Wuhan Nikexinyue E-commerce Co., Ltd.	SYMINNUOX	99758710	April 12, 2026	Pending
MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC.	MAUI AGAVE	99754326	April 9, 2026	Pending

Samsung Electronics: FLEX MAGIC PIXEL and FLEX CHROMA PIXEL

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD. filed FLEX MAGIC PIXEL, serial 79450444, on April 29 and FLEX CHROMA PIXEL, serial 99792582, on April 28. The paired phrasing points to a display-oriented naming lane built around “FLEX” and “PIXEL,” with “MAGIC” and “CHROMA” providing distinct product or feature cues.

Both applications remain pending. The timing, one day apart, makes the filings especially notable as a coordinated naming move rather than an isolated single mark.

Amazon Technologies: VOICE+ and NLX

AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. filed VOICE+, serial 99781763, and NLX, serial 99781762, on April 23. VOICE+ is direct and descriptive in tone, while NLX uses a compact acronym-style format.

The combination signals continued attention to short-form technology branding. The two marks are pending, and each should be watched for identification details, examiner treatment, and any later narrowing of goods or services.

Google: UCP, VIRGO NETWORK, and ALPHAMATTER

GOOGLE LLC filed UCP, serial 99776598, on April 21; VIRGO NETWORK, serial 99774294, on April 20; and ALPHAMATTER, serial 99770415, on April 17. The three names cover different branding styles: an acronym, a network-form phrase, and an “Alpha”-prefixed coined term.

That spread matters. It suggests parallel naming work across technical, platform, or project-style marks without requiring any assumption about the specific goods or services beyond the public records. All three are pending.

Nike: PHANTOM

NIKE, INC. filed PHANTOM, serial 99776480, on April 21. The mark is short, forceful, and suited to product-line branding.

A single-word mark from Nike is notable because clearance, relatedness, and prior-use questions can become highly fact-specific in apparel, footwear, equipment, and adjacent merchandising categories. PHANTOM remains pending.

Disney Enterprises: DISNEY · PIXAR I THE INCREDIBLES

DISNEY ENTERPRISES,INC. filed DISNEY · PIXAR I THE INCREDIBLES, serial 99774699, on April 20. The mark combines Disney, Pixar, and The Incredibles branding in one filing record.

The filing points to franchise-brand management rather than a newly coined standalone term. For practitioners, the notable feature is the layered house-brand and franchise presentation, which can raise different clearance and specimen issues than a single coined mark.

Pineapple Hospitality Consulting: COMMERCE and CAFE COMMERCE

Pineapple Hospitality Consulting, LLC filed COMMERCE, serial 99789296, and CAFE COMMERCE, serial 99789131, on April 27. The pair ties a broad commercial term to a more specific food or hospitality-facing phrase.

Because COMMERCE is conceptually broad, prosecution may turn on the identified services, marketplace context, and evidence of distinctiveness or descriptiveness. CAFE COMMERCE provides a narrower companion mark, but it remains pending as well.

5. Industry Growth Signals

NICE Class	Description	Prior Month	Target Month	Growth
15	Musical instruments	92	123	33.7%
8	Hand tools and implements; cutlery; razors	546	645	18.1%
21	Household or kitchen utensils and containers; cookware and tableware	2,404	2,754	14.6%
20	Furniture, mirrors, picture frames, and non-metal containers	1,758	1,961	11.5%
22	Ropes, string, nets, tents, tarpaulins, sails, sacks, and padding materials	190	209	10%
26	Lace, ribbons, buttons, hooks and eyes, pins, needles, artificial flowers, and hair decorations	498	540	8.4%
7	Machines, machine tools, power-operated tools, motors, and engines	1,041	1,127	8.3%
28	Games, toys, playthings, and sporting goods	2,724	2,912	6.9%
11	Lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, drying, ventilating, and sanitary apparatus	1,458	1,557	6.8%
10	Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments	1,340	1,427	6.5%

Class 15 posted the fastest growth rate, moving from 92 filings in March to 123 in April, a 33.7% increase. The base is small, so the percentage is sensitive to modest absolute movement. Class 8 had a broader base and still rose 18.1%, from 546 to 645.

Among the larger movers, Class 21 rose from 2,404 to 2,754, adding 350 class claims. Class 20 moved from 1,758 to 1,961, while Class 28 increased from 2,724 to 2,912. Those gains show strength in household goods, furniture-related goods, and toys or sporting goods even though total application volume eased slightly from March.

The industry-growth table counts Nice-class claims, not applications. That distinction matters: April’s overall filing volume fell 0.6% from March, while selected classes rose because the two measures are different. Class 22, Class 26, Class 7, Class 11, and Class 10 each added growth in specialized product categories rather than broad service sectors.

Practitioner Takeaways

1. Plan for a high-volume filing environment. April’s 60,974 applications kept USPTO filing activity near March’s 61,352 peak. Clearance, docketing, and prosecution planning should assume continued volume pressure.

2. Treat Class 41, Class 9, and Class 42 as crowded lanes. Education, entertainment, software, devices, and technology services dominated the top of the class table. Broader searches and tighter identifications can reduce avoidable refusal risk.

3. Do not use April 2026 registrations as an outcome signal. The month is too new, with 60,893 filings still pending. Mature cohorts from 2024 and early 2025 provide the better registration-rate benchmark.

4. Monitor coordinated brand families. Samsung’s FLEX MAGIC PIXEL and FLEX CHROMA PIXEL, Amazon’s VOICE+ and NLX, and Google’s UCP, VIRGO NETWORK, and ALPHAMATTER show how major filers use clusters of marks to reserve naming territory.

5. Separate application trends from class trends. Total applications dipped 0.6% from March, but several Nice classes grew. Filing strategy should account for both application volume and class-specific crowding.

Data sourced from USPTO TSDR and public trademark records. All figures reflect applications as recorded through the report date and will change as prosecution continues. This report is informational and does not constitute legal advice.

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