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PERFORMANCE BREAD
PERFORMANCE BREAD
Trademark
Word
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:99703889
Filed:Mar 16, 2026
Classes:30
Goods & Services
Class 030: Bread; Mixes for making baking batters; Bread mixes; Bread mixes in powder form; Mixes for the preparation of bread; Bagels; Pizza; Pizza dough; Pizza dough mix; Baguettes; Ciabatta bread; Flour; High-protein cereal bars
20/20 PERFORMANCE BLADE
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:77292967
Filed:Oct 1, 2007
Classes:12
Registration:3923486
Registered:Feb 22, 2011
Goods & Services
Class 012: Parts for automobiles, namely, windshield wiper frames and blades
PERFORMANCE BACKED
PERFORMANCE BACKED
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:98282335
Filed:Nov 22, 2023
Classes:5
Registration:7536762
Registered:Oct 15, 2024
Goods & Services
Dietary supplements for humans
PERFORMANCE BASE LAYER
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:85953745
Filed:Jun 7, 2013
Classes:24
Registration:4615949
Registered:Oct 7, 2014
Goods & Services
mattress protectors [ and pillow protectors ]; "LAYER"
PERFORMANCE BASEBALL
PERFORMANCE BASEBALL
Service Mark
Word
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:99541101
Filed:Dec 10, 2025
Classes:41
Goods & Services
Class 041: Arranging and conducting youth sports programs in the field of baseball
PERFORMANCE BASED MUSIC EDUCATION
PERFORMANCE BASED MUSIC EDUCATION
Trademark
Word
Supplemental
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:90520938
Filed:Feb 9, 2021
Classes:9, 16, 35, +2
Registration:7329702
Registered:Mar 12, 2024
Goods & Services
Class 009: Downloadable mobile application software for instruction in the fields of music and musical performance; Downloadable computer educational software for instruction in the field of music through the use of educational games; downloadable manuals and instructional books covering primarily the field of music; downloadable manuals and instructional books for teaching others how to play musical instruments; Class 016: printed guides for teaching others how to play musical instruments; Class 035: Providing a searchable database to match music students by skill level and suggest songs based on combined students' abilities; Class 041: Educational services, namely, conducting classes and workshops in the fields of music, musical performances, concerts, musical competitions and musical entertainment; entertainment services, namely, live musical performances; cultural entertainment activities, namely, live artistic and visual arts performances; entertainment services in the nature of providing entertainment information in the fields of music, live performances, musicians, musical artists, musical performances, singers, music recordings and studio services; educational services and training services, namely, providing classes, seminars, tutoring and mentoring in the field of visual arts in the nature of live musical performances; presentation of musical performances; educational services and training services, namely, providing classes, seminars, tutoring and mentoring in the fields of playing musical instruments and singing; artist development, namely, mentoring in the fields of songwriting, composing, and music producing, and mentoring in the field of successful personal marketing for the nurturing of new artists; educational services, namely, conducting online classes and workshops in the fields of music, musical performances, concerts, musical competitions and musical entertainment; entertainment services, namely, live online musical performances and online not downloadable recorded musical performances; providing an online computer database featuring music and entertainment information; music production services; Class 042: Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software for instruction in the fields of music, musical performances, concerts, musical competitions and musical entertainment; Providing a website allowing users to upload and download music
PERFORMANCE BASS
PERFORMANCE BASS
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:98768676
Filed:Sep 25, 2024
Classes:28
Registration:7732042
Registered:Mar 18, 2025
Goods & Services
Fishing rods; BASS
PERFORMANCE BBQ
PERFORMANCE BBQ
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:88602905
Filed:Sep 3, 2019
Classes:41
Registration:6027787
Registered:Apr 7, 2020
Goods & Services
Business training; Providing group training in the field of organizational effectiveness featuring team building activities; "BBQ"
PERFORMANCE BEAUTY GROUP
PERFORMANCE BEAUTY GROUP
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:97063383
Filed:Oct 7, 2021
Classes:35, 36
Registration:7414372
Registered:Jun 11, 2024
Goods & Services
Class 035: Business management; business operation consultation; strategic business planning and analysis; supply chain consultation and management; all of the foregoing provided to companies engaged in the beauty, personal care, and wellness products industry; business development services, namely, identification of strategic alliances, mergers, joint ventures, and acquisitions; all of the foregoing provided to companies engaged in the beauty, personal care, and wellness products industry; business development services, namely, acquisition, possession, development and administration of assets for companies engaged in the beauty, personal care, and wellness products industry; marketing and promotional services in the nature of providing hyperlinks to websites of others; wholesale distributorships featuring beauty, personal care, and wellness products; wholesale services through direct solicitation by distributors directed to end-users featuring beauty and personal care products; wholesale and retail store services featuring beauty and personal care products; Class 036: Investment services, namely, development and administration of assets, and identification of strategic alliances, mergers, joint ventures, and acquisitions; financial services, namely, financial analysis, strategic corporate financial advisory services, financial risk assessment services, financial information and consultancy services, and financial risk management; all of the foregoing provided to companies engaged in the beauty, personal care, and wellness products industry
PERFORMANCE BEEF
PERFORMANCE BEEF
Service Mark
Combined
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:88925726
Filed:May 20, 2020
Classes:42
Registration:6542142
Registered:Nov 2, 2021
Goods & Services
Class 042: Software as a service featuring software for managing day-to-day livestock operations, financials, and nutrition decisions
PERFORMANCE BENEFITS, INC. INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
Owner:
Serial:77496576
Filed:Jun 11, 2008
Classes:35
Registration:3567121
Registered:Jan 27, 2009
Goods & Services
Class 035: Promotion of financial and insurance services, on behalf of third parties
PERFORMANCE BEYOND MEASURE
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:76616639
Filed:Oct 18, 2004
Classes:5
Registration:3142687
Registered:Sep 12, 2006
Goods & Services
vitamins and food supplements
PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE PUMP
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:98440477
Filed:Mar 8, 2024
Classes:40
Goods & Services
Custom manufacturing of vertical turbine pumps for others; Custom manufacturing of water pumps for others; Custom manufacturing of submersible pumps for others; "PUMP"
PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE THRESHOLD
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:86421773
Filed:Oct 13, 2014
Classes:7
Registration:5000976
Registered:Jul 19, 2016
Goods & Services
Industrial electric door openers; Industrial electric overhead door openers; Industrial electric folding door openers; Industrial sliding door openers
PERFORMANCE BEYOND TODAY
PERFORMANCE BEYOND TODAY
Service Mark
Combined
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:88840876
Filed:Mar 19, 2020
Classes:35
Registration:6168448
Registered:Oct 6, 2020
Goods & Services
Assistance, advisory services and consultancy with regard to business planning, business analysis, business management, business organization, marketing and customer analysis
PERFORMANCE BICYCLE
PERFORMANCE BICYCLE
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:97637237
Filed:Oct 18, 2022
Classes:35
Registration:7246595
Registered:Dec 19, 2023
Goods & Services
Class 035: Retail stores featuring bicycles and cycling equipment, parts, accessories, and apparel; On-line retail store services featuring bicycles and cycling equipment, parts, accessories, and apparel
PERFORMANCE BICYCLE
PERFORMANCE BICYCLE
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:75100365
Filed:May 8, 1996
Classes:42
Registration:2039130
Registered:Feb 18, 1997
Goods & Services
"BICYCLE"; retail store and mail order catalog services in the field of bicycles and bicycling equipment, parts, accessories and apparel
PERFORMANCE BILLIARDS
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:98963986
Filed:Jan 15, 2025
Classes:25
Registration:7982473
Registered:Oct 14, 2025
Goods & Services
T-shirts, long sleeve shirts and hoodies; PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE BIOFILAMENTS
PERFORMANCE BIOFILAMENTS
Trademark
Combined
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:79370515
Filed:Apr 24, 2023
Classes:1
Registration:7410879
Registered:Jun 11, 2024
Goods & Services
Class 001: Microfibrillated cellulose and nanofibrillated cellulose
PERFORMANCE BIOSCIENCE
PERFORMANCE BIOSCIENCE
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:88221012
Filed:Dec 7, 2018
Classes:42
Registration:6114325
Registered:Jul 28, 2020
Goods & Services
"BIOSCIENCE"; Scientific consulting, research and development services relating to foods and dietary and nutritional supplements
PERFORMANCE BLEND
PERFORMANCE BLEND
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:86799718
Filed:Oct 26, 2015
Classes:1
Registration:5407964
Registered:Feb 20, 2018
Goods & Services
de-icing and ice prevention preparation for roadways and sidewalks and other paved surfaces
PERFORMANCE BLOOM
PERFORMANCE BLOOM
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:73022786
Filed:May 29, 1974
Classes:5
Registration:1015108
Registered:Jul 8, 1975
Goods & Services
CONCENTRATED VITAMIN-MINERAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT FOR DOGS AND CATS
PERFORMANCE BLUEPRINT
PERFORMANCE BLUEPRINT
Service Mark
Word
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:99023809
Filed:Jan 30, 2025
Classes:35
Goods & Services
Professional business consulting
PERFORMANCE BRAIN
PERFORMANCE BRAIN
Trademark
Word
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:98786044
Filed:Oct 4, 2024
Classes:9, 35, 42
Goods & Services
Downloadable computer software for generating, viewing and editing of Generative AI, data optimisation, machine learning, predictive data modelling and other Artificially Intelligent outputs in the nature of the aforesaid performed using artificial intelligence, managing input data and providing feedback; downloadable computer programs for database management; data processing equipment and computers; downloadable computer software for the transmission of information; downloadable software for the processing, transmission, storage, logging, reception and retrieval of data being in the form of encoded data, text, audio, graphic images or video or a combination of these formats; downloadable computer software applications for the analysis of website traffic and targeting based on user behaviour; downloadable computer software for obtaining and analysing search data and managing search advertisements for others on a global computer network; downloadable computer software for sending and receiving electronic messages, photographs, images, multimedia content, data, text, audio, videos via the Internet and via communication networks; downloadable computer software which allows users to create and publish their own content, images, videos and audio via the Internet and communication networks; downloadable computer software for handling client data in the field of marketing and marketing surveys; downloadable artificial intelligence software for use in market research and data analytics; downloadable computer software for collecting, organising, managing, modifying, transmitting, sharing and storing data and information; downloadable electronic publications providing online from computer databases, the Internet or other electronic networks in the nature of magazines in the field of advertising and marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Generative AI; downloadable data, text, audio, graphic images or video provided from computer databases, the internet or other electronic networks, namely, images, videos and text all in the field of artificial intelligence; augmented and artificial intelligence apparatus and software, namely, augmented reality headsets, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality headsets; data feeders in the nature of data integration systems primarily comprised of computer hardware and recorded computer software embedded in data processing apparatus for database management linked with artificial intelligence; data feeders in the nature of data integration systems primarily comprised of computer hardware and recorded computer software embedded in data processing apparatus for database management for use with artificial intelligence; downloadable computer software for machine learning, data query, and data analysis; downloadable computer software for cognitive computing, deep learning and artificial intelligence for use in software development, machine learning, facial and speech recognition, content generation and moderation, data insights and artificial intelligence decision making; downloadable AI computer software for the optimisation of advertising and marketing campaigns, for the optimisation of media buying and strategy and for creative analytics for campaign optimisation; Advertising services; promotional services; marketing services; publicity services; public relations services; media research and consultation services; media buying services; planning, buying and negotiating advertising and media space and time; business management services; social media strategy services; business research, strategic planning, advisory and consultation services for others in the field of advertising, marketing, communications, social media, promotions and public relations; brand creation, positioning and strategy services; consultancy services in relation to brand strategies, brand management, customer relationship management, marketing and consumer targeting; production of advertising matter and commercials; creation of advertising campaigns; sales promotion services, namely, promoting the goods and services of various industries through the distribution of promotional materials and by rendering sales promotion advice; customer relationship management services; compilation of advertisements for use as web pages on a global computer network; providing media services in the field of one-to-one advertising and marketing, namely, the planning and purchase of media time and space for direct marketing advertising; digital and online advertising and marketing services; interactive marketing services; advertising and marketing services provided by means of indirect methods of marketing communications, namely, social media, inquiry marketing, internet marketing, mobile marketing, blogging and other forms of passive, shareable, or viral communications channels; promotion of goods and services through sponsorship; organization of promotional campaigns and related consultancy services; event marketing; promotion of prize draws, competitions and customer incentives; organisation of exhibitions and trade fairs for commercial and advertising purposes; market research and market analysis; business data analysis services; advertising, marketing, product development, content generation opinion polling services; analysis and study of information collected on consumer opinions and behaviour through market research and advertising studies; marketing studies; trend analysis services, namely, consumer trend analysis, audience segment analysis, brand perception analysis; statistical analysis and compilation for business purposes; data processing services; segmentation and profiling of market data; compiling of information into databases; management of databases; advertising, marketing, media research, strategic planning and market analysis services optimised by artificial intelligence; consumer, business to consumer and business to business information services related to augmented and artificial intelligence for business purposes; collection, compilation and preparation of information, data and statistics related to augmented and artificial intelligence for business purposes; provision of information, advice and consultancy relating to the aforesaid; provision of the aforesaid services on-line from a computer database or a global computer network; Design services, namely, content generation in the nature of graphic design using Generative AI, Machine Learning and Computer Vision; computer services, namely, cloud computing product services in the nature of consulting services in the field of cloud computing; product design and development in the field of marketing, advertising, content generation, analytics and KPI tracking; editing services for computer programs; art work design; industrial design services; design of packaging; styling agencies, namely, industrial design; graphic arts designing; interior design services; fashion design; architectural services; research and development of new products for others; development of computer systems in the field of graphic arts; design and development of market research tools; creation of virtual and interactive images; software design and development, computer programming services, hosting of computer sites being websites; design and development of computer software; updating and maintenance of computer software; installation of computer software and computer programs; development of systems for the storage of data; rental of computer software for marketing in the nature of creating marketing materials, advertising in the nature of creating advertising materials, and generative content generation; services of an application service provider, namely, installation, electronic storage, rental, and maintenance of application software that allows users to play and program music and entertainment-related audio, video, text and other multimedia content; computerised data storage services information, artificial intelligence consultancy; research in the field of artificial intelligence; providing artificial intelligence computer programs on data networks, namely, providing online non-downloadable software using artificial intelligence for collecting marketing trends data; software as a service featuring computer software for artificial intelligence for replying to questions from online retail store customers related to consumer goods, making hotel reservations, generating content and providing insights to customers; providing online non-downloadable computer software for machine learning, data query, and data analysis; providing online non-downloadable computer software for cognitive computing, deep learning and artificial intelligence for replying to questions from online retail store customers related to consumer goods, making hotel reservations, generating content and providing insights to customers; providing online non-downloadable software that uses artificial intelligence to see and interpret data, connect with hardware and store, and manage and process data in the cloud; online non-downloadable AI computer software for the optimisation of advertising and marketing campaigns, for the optimisation of media buying and strategy and for creative analytics for campaign optimisation; research and consultancy services relating to the aforesaid; provision of information relating to the aforesaid; provision of the aforesaid services on-line from a computer database or a global computer network
PERFORMANCE BRANDING
PERFORMANCE BRANDING
Service Mark
Word
Supplemental
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:88827921
Filed:Mar 10, 2020
Classes:35
Registration:6109751
Registered:Jul 21, 2020
Goods & Services
Business consulting services in the field of digital marketing; "BRANDING"
PERFORMANCE BRANDSCAST
PERFORMANCE BRANDSCAST
Trademark
Word
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:97793554
Filed:Feb 14, 2023
Classes:9, 41
Goods & Services
Entertainment services, namely, providing podcasts in the field of restaurants and foodservice industry topics; Downloadable podcasts in the field of restaurants and foodservice industry topics
PERFORMANCE BREATHING
PERFORMANCE BREATHING
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:87493369
Filed:Jun 16, 2017
Classes:41
Registration:5411193
Registered:Feb 27, 2018
Goods & Services
Providing information in the field of breathing during physical fitness training via the Internet; providing breathing training; providing facilities for breathing training; breathing training of individuals and groups; personal breathing training services and consultancy; "BREATHING"
PERFORMANCE BRONZE
PERFORMANCE BRONZE
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:86446720
Filed:Nov 6, 2014
Classes:6
Registration:4793551
Registered:Aug 18, 2015
Goods & Services
Class 006: Pipe fittings, namely, valves not used in machines, elbows for pipes, tees for pipes, fittings in the nature of union joints, pipe couplings, adapters for pipes, and flanges, all of the foregoing made of metal comprised in whole or substantial part of bronze
PERFORMANCE BUILDERS
PERFORMANCE BUILDERS
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:76375666
Filed:Feb 27, 2002
Classes:44
Registration:2772420
Registered:Oct 7, 2003
Goods & Services
CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL REHABILITATION
PERFORMANCE BUILT
PERFORMANCE BUILT
Trademark
Combined
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:88312180
Filed:Feb 22, 2019
Classes:7
Registration:5856619
Registered:Sep 10, 2019
Goods & Services
Power machines for cutting and splitting logs for firewood
PERFORMANCE BUILT
PERFORMANCE BUILT
Trademark
Combined
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:85480779
Filed:Nov 25, 2011
Classes:6
Registration:4483294
Registered:Feb 18, 2014
Goods & Services
job-site storage units of metal, namely, metal tool boxes, metal tool chests
PERFORMANCE BULLET
PERFORMANCE BULLET
Trademark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:99300464
Filed:Jul 24, 2025
Classes:5
Registration:8158594
Registered:Mar 3, 2026
Goods & Services
Nutritional supplements in the nature of nutritionally fortified soft chews
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:97324160
Filed:Mar 22, 2022
Classes:9
Registration:7130197
Registered:Aug 8, 2023
Goods & Services
Downloadable webinars and downloadable videos in the fields of team building and leadership development | Business consultancy services in the field of education and training of business management and personnel management for business; providing an Internet website featuring information in the field of business consulting for team building and leadership development; Consulting services in the field of professional development enhancement, and implementation, namely, business consulting in the field of executive and leadership development, team development, career development, and workplace culture; Arranging and conducting special events for business purposes, namely, conducting corporate social responsibility initiatives and team building activities; business consulting services in the fields of business and organisational leadership, culture and strategy; information and advisory services relating to the foregoing | Business coaching services in the field of education and training of business management and personnel management for business; Arranging and conducting of courses, seminars and workshops in the field of human resource management, business management, executive and leadership development, team development, career development, and workplace culture; Providing online training and coaching services, namely, providing interactive online courses for skill development in the area of professional development; providing an Internet website featuring non-downloadable webinars and non-downloadable videos in the fields of team building and leadership development; business training services, namely, developing leadership and development programs, providing executive coaching services and providing presentations to business leaders; business training in the field of executive and leadership development, team development, career development, and workplace culture; business training consultancy relating to leadership; information and advisory services relating to the foregoing | Computer software design; Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for executive and leadership development, team development, career development and workplace culture enhancement; Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for learning and performance management systems; Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for educational courses of instruction and associated course materials provided within a virtual learning environment for businesses; Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for processing, analysing and displaying business performance data including data analytics, business intelligence, data visualisation, data intelligence and predictive analytics; providing online, non-downloadable software in the fields of executive and leadership development, career development and workplace culture enhancement; Providing an online, non-downloadable, computer software for executive and leadership development, team development, career development and workplace culture enhancement; information and advisory services relating to the foregoing
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:97655062
Filed:Oct 31, 2022
Classes:18
Registration:7235692
Registered:Dec 5, 2023
Goods & Services
Leather for furniture
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:88753905
Filed:Jan 10, 2020
Classes:13
Registration:6725374
Registered:May 24, 2022
Goods & Services
Ammunition; Bullets; Component parts for ammunition
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
Service Mark
Word
ITU
PENDING
Owner:
Serial:98829671
Filed:Oct 30, 2024
Classes:42
Goods & Services
"PERFORMANCE or DESIGN"; Architectural design; engineering; planning of buildings and infrastructure systems for buildings; interior design
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:77904199
Filed:Jan 4, 2010
Classes:25
Registration:3955577
Registered:May 3, 2011
Goods & Services
Clothing for men [ and women ], namely, shirts, pants, shorts, skirts, sweaters, pullovers, wind-resistant jackets, vests, caps [ and shoes ]
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN
Service Mark
Word
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:99006027
Filed:Jan 17, 2025
Classes:35
Registration:7959394
Registered:Sep 23, 2025
Goods & Services
Development and administration of incentive award and loyalty programs to promote the sale of products and services of others and the productivity and performance of employees of others; business consulting services in the field of incentive and rewards programs; business information services, namely, providing data and analytics to businesses relating to employee performance and performance of incentive and rewards programs
PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN. CARING BY CHOICE.
Owner:
Serial:87946922
Filed:Jun 4, 2018
Classes:1, 4, 17, +1
Registration:5729811
Registered:Apr 16, 2019
Goods & Services
Custom manufacture of chemicals and chemical formulations; Custom manufacture of polymer and resin-based products for use in industry, science, and in commercial and industrial manufacturing; Flexible plastic pipes for conveying natural gas; Flexible plastic pipes for plumbing purposes; Flexible pipes, not of metal; Plastic material in extruded form for use in production; Plastic substances, semi-processed; Fuel for motor vehicles, namely, compositions of isooctane; Hydrocarbon fuels; Industrial and vehicular synthetic lubricants; Premium specialty industrial lubricants; Catalysts for chemical processes; Catalysts for use in petrochemicals industry; Chemicals for industrial purposes; Synthetic chemical additives for lubricants; Chemical additives for drilling muds; Chemical additives for oil well drilling fluids; Chemical polymeric additives for lubricants; Industrial chemicals; Plastics in unprocessed form of pellets; unprocessed plastics; unprocessed Polymers and polymeric resins; polymers and polymeric resins, namely, polymer compositions used in the manufacture of commercial and industrial goods; Specialty chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide variety of commercial and industrial goods; Specialty chemicals, namely, chemical additives for general industrial use in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods
PERFORMANCE BY DR. JEFF
REGISTERED
Owner:
Serial:90688361
Filed:May 3, 2021
Classes:3
Registration:7019881
Registered:Apr 4, 2023
Goods & Services
Class 003: Pet shampoos; Wipes impregnated with cleansing preparations for pets; Non-medicated grooming preparations for pets, namely, a non-medicated ear cleaning flush being non-medicated ear cleaning preparations