FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
Live / Registered — Registered — Sections 8 & 15 accepted and acknowledged (as of 20 Apr 2026)
What this means for you
Registered since 28 Jan 2020. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (next due by 28 Jan 2030: the §8 & §9 renewal).
Record
- Serial number
- 87909237
- Registration number
- 5970139
- Mark type
- Word mark
- Filed
- 06 May 2018
- Published for opposition
- 12 Nov 2019
- Registered
- 28 Jan 2020
- Next maintenance filing
- §8 & §9 renewal, due by 28 Jan 2030 (grace period to 28 Jul 2030)
- Attorney of record
- Karen I. Wu
Goods and services
- Class 009 — Scientific and electric apparatus: Computer software and firmware for operating system programs; Computer operating programs and computer operating systems; Computer operating systems; Computer programs for use under non-proprietary licenses; Computer software development tools; Computer software for use under non-proprietary licenses
- Class 016 — Paper goods and printed matter: Computer manuals for non-proprietary licensed software; Computer program manuals for non-proprietary licensed software
- Class 035 — Advertising and business services: Charitable services, namely, promoting public awareness of non-proprietary software
- Class 045 — Legal and security services: Legal information services in the field of licensing of intellectual property; Licensing of intellectual property; Licensing of intellectual property in the field of software and information technology; Providing information in the field of intellectual property legal services; Providing on-line information in the field of intellectual property legal services
Owner
- Free Software Foundation, Boston, MA, US
- Free Software Foundation, Boston, MA, US
- Free Software Foundation, Boston, MA, US
Prosecution history
- 20 Apr 2026 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
- 20 Apr 2026 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.
- 20 Apr 2026 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
- 27 Jan 2026 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
- 28 Jan 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
- 28 Jan 2020 — REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 12 Nov 2019 — OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
- 12 Nov 2019 — PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
- 23 Oct 2019 — NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
- 09 Oct 2019 — LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
- 08 Oct 2019 — APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
- 08 Oct 2019 — EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT ENTERED
- 08 Oct 2019 — NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
- 08 Oct 2019 — EXAMINERS AMENDMENT E-MAILED
- 08 Oct 2019 — EXAMINERS AMENDMENT -WRITTEN