NBA Trademark
NBA is a USPTO trademark filed by NBA Properties, Inc.. Status: Registered.
Prosecution Summary
Trademark Summary
The NBA service mark features concentric circles with a basketball player silhouette over the letters NBA, stripes, and 15 five-point stars, covering entertainment and educational services in Class 041 such as live basketball games and exhibitions, clinics and camps, mascot appearances, multimedia websites, online games, publishing, databases, and community awards programs. It is owned by NBA Properties, Inc., a New York corporation. The mark is registered on the Principal Register and has been renewed (first 10-year renewal), with the next renewal due February 2, 2026. No active oppositions or legal proceedings are present.
Recent Activity
Filed November 19, 2014, the mark was published for opposition November 17, 2015, and registered Februar
Trademark Facts
| Mark | NBA |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | 86459333 |
| Registration Number | 4894301 |
| Status | Registered |
| Filing Date | 2014-11-19 |
| Registration Date | 2016-02-02 |
| Mark Type | Combined |
| Nice Classes | 041 (Education & Entertainment) |
| Owner | NBA Properties, Inc. |
| Attorney of Record | Anil V. George |
| Prosecution Events | 29 |
| Latest Event | 89AG on 2025-08-28 |
Goods & Services
Entertainment and educational services [ in the nature of ongoing television and radio programs in the field of basketball and ] rendering live basketball games and basketball exhibitions; [ the production and distribution of radio and television shows featuring basketball games, basketball events and programs in the field of basketball; ] conducting and arranging basketball clinics and camps, [ coaches clinics and camps, dance team clinics and camps ] and basketball games; entertainment services in the nature of personal appearances by a costumed mascot or dance team at basketball games and exhibitions, clinics, camps, promotions, and other basketball-related events, special events and parties; [ fan club services; ] entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring multimedia material in the nature of [ television highlights, interactive television highlights, ] video recordings, video stream recordings [, interactive video highlight selections, radio programs, radio highlights, and audio recordings in the field of basketball; providing news and information in the nature of statistics and trivia in the field of basketball; on-line non-downloadable games, namely, computer games, video games, interactive video games, action skill games, arcade games, adults' and children's party games, board games, puzzles, and trivia games; electronic publishing services, namely, publication of magazines, guides, newsletters, coloring books, and game schedules of others on-line through the Internet, all in the field of basketball; providing an online computer database in the field of basketball ] ; Providing recognition and incentives by the way of awards to demonstrate excellence in the field of community outreach programs designed to promote the importance of education, encourage community awareness and fight illiteracy