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J. K. Rowling Trademarks

The following list includes all pending trademark applications and active federal trademark registrations that are owned by J. K. Rowling.

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Updated:
March 6, 2024

J.K Rowling (Joanne Rowling), born July 31, 1965 in England, is a British screenwriter and author. She is best known for her seven-book ‘Harry Potter’ series, one of the most popular and best-selling book and film franchises in history. The Harry Potter series has sold more than 500 million copies to date and has evolved into a heavily protected and iconic brand. Despite the widespread success of her books series, Rowling only has six total trademark registrations in the United States.

Rowling adopted her pen name J.K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling) when asked by publishers. She has since protected this pen name with trademark registrations. Kathleen was her paternal grandmother’s name, and Rowling did not actually have a middle name. Rowling’s father was an aircraft engineer in Bristol and her mother used to work as a science technician at Wyedean Comprehensive, where Rowling used to attend school. Rowling’s mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and died in 1990, before the Harry Potter books were published.

Rowling was always passionate about books ad she began writing at an early age. She wrote her first novel when she was just eleven. The novel was about seven cursed diamonds and the people who owned them. She tried her luck with Oxford University in 1982 but was not successful. She attended Exeter University to study Greek, French, and German. Rowling’s first job after postgraduation was as a researcher and bilingual secretary, a career her parents wanted her to pursue. Her studies came in handy later on as she based many of the spells used in the Harry Potter series on Latin.

Rowling first conceived the idea of the Harry Potter Series on a train to London King’s Cross. She spent the next five years mostly mapping out all seven books in her series. She made notes on papers and the ideas she had for her books. After her mother’s death in 1990 she took all her notes and moved to Portugal to teach English. She could now relate to and describe Harry Potter’s loss in much more detail. In Portugal, Rowling met her first husband in 1992, a Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes. In 1993, she gave birth to her daughter Jessica. Her marriage ultimately ended in a divorce, so she then moved to Edinburgh ato live with her sister.

These years were marked with depression for Rowling, but through her pain, she put her entire focus on writing. In 1995, Rowling completed the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and submitted it to twelve publishing houses. Each of them rejected the book that is worth $15 billion today. A year later, the book was accepted and published by Bloomsbury, a publishing house in London.

In just five years, she went from poverty to becoming a multimillionaire. In 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone became the best-selling book and received a lot of recognition. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (the seventh book) became the fastest selling book and was a great success. It sold 2.65 million copies in the first 24 hours in the United Kingdom.

In the year 1998, Warner Bros purchased the film rights for the first two books and the films became the second-highest grossing film series in history, earning $7.7 billion at the box office. In the contract Rowling desired all the actors to be British. Currently, Rowling and Warner Bros jointly own US trademark rights for “J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World,” a fictional world with movies, a website, and related goods and services.

The Harry Potter brand is estimated to be worth $15 Billion today with the books, movies, merchandise, and the theme park by Universal Studios. Rowling also published two small volumes in 2001 ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Quidditch Through the Ages”, the titles of which were based on Harry’s schoolbooks in Harry Potter Series. She also published a third volume in 2008 with the name “The Tales of Beedle the Bard”. Rowling later collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and a director on another original story for the stage “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two”. This was also a great success. In 2020, she partnered with Wizarding World partners and released the Harry Potter At Home initiative to entertain children stuck at home during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rowling owns trademarks in the United States for her own name, which were filed after she began releasing the Harry Potter series. She also owns ‘J.K. ROWLING’S WIZARDING WORLD’ in association with film distribution and displaying a series of live-action, comedy, and drama motion picture theatrical films; production of live-action, comedy and drama motion picture theatrical films and much more. Interestingly enough, Rowling does not own trademark rights to the Harry Potter brand in the United States. Though the original creator of iconic series, Warner Bros Entertainment has registrations for many aspects of the wizarding universe.

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J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD

Serial Number:
87031490
Registration Number:
5530772
Word Mark:
J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD
Goods and Services:

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S Film distribution and displaying a series of live-action, comedy and drama motion picture theatrical films; production of live-action, comedy and drama motion picture theatrical films; production of live action theatrical performances; providing a website featuring entertainment information in the nature of film clips, photographs and other multimedia materials; providing news about current events and entertainment, and information related to education and cultural productions, via a global computer network; production of live-action, comedy and drama motion picture films for distribution via a global computer network; entertainment services in the nature of organizing film exhibitions; film distribution. FIRST USE: 20160623. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20160623.

Filling Date:
2016-05-10
Registration Date:
2018-07-31
Current Basis:
1A
Owner:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Attorney of Record:
PATRICK T. PERKINS
Description of Mark:
(4) Standard character mark.
Type of Mark:
Service mark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD

Serial Number:
87031465
Registration Number:
5530771
Word Mark:
J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD
Goods and Services:

IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S On-line retail store services featuring consumer goods, namely, books featuring action, adventure, and comedy; on-line retail store services in the field of entertainment-related general consumer merchandise; retail store services in the field of entertainment provided via the Internet and other computer and electronic communication networks featuring entertainment-related general consumer merchandise; marketing, advertising and promotion services. FIRST USE: 20170100. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20170100.

Filling Date:
2016-05-10
Registration Date:
2018-07-31
Current Basis:
1A
Owner:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Attorney of Record:
PATRICK T. PERKINS
Description of Mark:
(4) Standard character mark.
Type of Mark:
Service mark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD

Serial Number:
87031159
Registration Number:
5541501
Word Mark:
J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD
Goods and Services:

IC 028. US 022 023 038 050. G & S Toys and sporting goods, including games and playthings, namely, action figures and accessories therefor; plush toys; and Christmas tree ornaments. FIRST USE: 20170920. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20170920.

Filling Date:
2016-05-10
Registration Date:
2018-08-14
Current Basis:
1A
Owner:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Attorney of Record:
PATRICK T. PERKINS
Description of Mark:
(4) Standard character mark.
Type of Mark:
Trademark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD

Serial Number:
87031121
Registration Number:
5530770
Word Mark:
J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD
Goods and Services:

IC 025. US 022 039. G & S Clothing for men, women and children, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, cloth baby bibs, robes, hats, caps, scarves, sleepwear, pajamas. FIRST USE: 20171108. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20171108.

Filling Date:
2016-05-10
Registration Date:
2018-07-31
Current Basis:
1A
Owner:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Attorney of Record:
PATRICK T. PERKINS
Description of Mark:
(4) Standard character mark.
Type of Mark:
Trademark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD

Serial Number:
87031094
Registration Number:
5530769
Word Mark:
J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD
Goods and Services:

IC 016. US 002 005 022 023 029 037 038 050. G & S Printed matter and paper goods, namely, books featuring characters from animated, action adventure, comedy and/or drama features, children's books, coloring books, children's activity books; stationery, notebooks, diaries, greeting cards, trading cards; pens, pencils, color pencils; posters; mounted and unmounted photographs; book marks, calendars, gift wrapping paper; paper party decorations, namely, paper napkins, printed invitations. FIRST USE: 20161000. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20161000.

Filling Date:
2016-05-10
Registration Date:
2018-07-31
Current Basis:
1A
Owner:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Attorney of Record:
PATRICK T. PERKINS
Description of Mark:
(4) Standard character mark.
Type of Mark:
Trademark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD

Serial Number:
87031083
Registration Number:
5530768
Word Mark:
J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD
Goods and Services:

IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S Motion picture films featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure and/or animation, and motion picture films for broadcast on television featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure and/or animation; prerecorded audio-video discs, and digital versatile discs featuring music, comedy, drama, action, adventure, and/or animation; stereo headphones; eyeglasses; cellular telephone covers and cellular telephone face covers; decorative magnets. FIRST USE: 20170130. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20170130.

Filling Date:
2016-05-10
Registration Date:
2018-07-31
Current Basis:
1A
Owner:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Attorney of Record:
PATRICK T. PERKINS
Description of Mark:
(4) Standard character mark.
Type of Mark:
Trademark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

JK ROWLING

Serial Number:
85130902
Registration Number:
4356096
Word Mark:
JK ROWLING
Goods and Services:

IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S [ Pre-recorded audio tapes, audio-video tapes, audio-video cassettes, audio-video discs, and digital versatile discs featuring comedy, drama, action and adventure; downloadable audio recordings featuring comedy, drama, action and adventure; electronic games, namely, computer game consoles and game software adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; hand held units for playing electronic games for use with an external display screen or monitor; electronic computer game programs; CD ROM computer game discs; interactive video game programs; interactive multimedia game programs; video game cartridges and cassettes; portable electronic book reading devices and operating software therefor; mouse pads; computer programs, namely, software linking digitized video and audio media to a global computer information network; downloadable computer software applications for mobile telephones, namely, computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones; downloadable electronic publications, namely, magazines and journals on the topics of literature, movies, reading and literacy; downloadable electronic books, magazines and journals on the subject of literature, movies, reading and literacy; downloadable electronic newspapers; downloadable children's books; downloadable interactive electronic publications, namely, magazines and journals on the subject of literature, movies, reading and literacy; downloadable interactive electronic books on the subject of literature, movies, reading and literacy; downloadable interactive electronic children's books; fridge magnets ].

IC 016. US 002 005 022 023 029 037 038 050. G & S Books featuring comedy, drama, action and adventure [ ; periodical publications, namely, newspapers and magazines in the field of comedy, drama, action and adventure; coloring books; puzzle books; children's activities books; scrap books; writing or drawing books; mounted and/or unmounted photographs; stationery; printed instructional and teaching materials, namely, workbooks featuring instruction regarding comedy, drama, action, adventure, and adventure sports; writing books; posters; pens; bookmarks; calendars; wrapping paper; notepads; greeting cards; address books; note books; trading cards; lithographs; photograph albums; files, namely, card files, document files, letter files and paper expanding files; book covers; painting sets for children ].

IC 025. US 022 039. G & S [ Clothing, namely, T-shirts, sweatshirts, shirts, trousers, shorts, skirts, blouses, dresses, jackets, coats, sleepwear, underwear, swimwear, jumpers, hats, caps, baseball caps, headbands; scarves, wooly hats and gloves; shoes, training shoes, sandals, boots and slippers; belts for wear ].

IC 028. US 022 023 038 050. G & S [ Games, namely, board games, card games, parlor games, arcade games, target games; jigsaw puzzles; handheld units for playing electronic games, namely, hand held units for playing electronic games other than those adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; toys, namely, plush toys, wind-up toys, bath toys, toy vehicles, dolls, doll accessories and playing cards; and Christmas tree ornaments ].

IC 038. US 100 101 104. G & S Providing multiple-user access to a global computer information network [ ; providing on-line chat rooms, electronic bulletin boards for communication, all for the transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest; providing an online community forum in the field of general interest for communication among users by allowing users to post and share information, photos, audio and video content and text and other user-generated content, write comments and transmit messages to other users; providing on-line communications links which transfer the web site user to other local and global web pages; providing on-line facilities in the nature of video conferencing services, instant messaging services, online chat-related audio streaming and video streaming services for real time interaction with other computer users concerning topics of general interest; audio, text and video broadcasting services over a global computer network and over television communication networks, namely, electronically transmitting data, information, audio and video images, and text; broadcasting programs featuring text and video via global computer networks and via television ].

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S Entertainment services in the nature of an on-line interactive website featuring entertainment information specifically related to books and movies in the nature of news, online games that provide entertainment information regarding books and movies, and interactive activities providing entertainment information regarding books and movies; providing entertainment information relating to books, movies, games and toys, online trivia about books, movies, games and toys, online games and online contests provided by means of global and local area computer networks; entertainment services, namely, providing a web site featuring film clips, photographs and other multimedia materials featuring entertainment information and featuring instruction delivered in an entertaining manner, all in the fields of literature, movies, reading and literacy [ ; providing on-line computer games; providing online computer games that are accessible by a telecommunications network; educational services, namely, providing information that may be accessed by a telecommunications network relating specifically to educational activities featuring children's books, educational reading and literacy programs, programs for the teaching of reading and literacy, materials and programs for the facilitation of reading and learning for individuals with learning disabilities and language and literacy difficulties; providing on-line publications, namely, e-books and journals, all in the fields of literature, movies, reading and literacy; publishing services, namely, publication of books, magazines, journals and newsletters; electronic publishing services, namely, the publication of text and graphic works of others on CDs, DVDs and online in the field of literature, movies, reading and recent literary works; arranging and conducting of spelling competitions and quiz competitions; production of films, videos, television programs and sound recordings; syndication of television programs; syndication of films, videos, and sound recordings, all featuring television and radio programs; organization of and conducting of educational conferences in the field of publishing; organization of and conducting of cultural and entertainment exhibitions; entertainment organization services in the nature of live theater production services and conducting of live theatrical plays performed by a cast of characters; organization of and conducting of live dance performances by a cast of characters; entertainment, namely, live theatrical plays and dance performances by a cast of characters; providing online non-downloadable electronic publications and non-downloadable interactive electronic publications, namely, books, magazines, journals, and newsletters in the fields of literature, movies, reading and literacy; provision of information relating to all of the aforesaid services ].

IC 045. US 100 101. G & S Internet based social networking services featuring the creation of personal profiles that feature social networking information.

Filling Date:
2010-09-16
Registration Date:
2013-06-25
Current Basis:
44E
Owner:
Rowling, Joanne
Attorney of Record:
Claudia Ray
Description of Mark:
(5) Illustration: Drawing with word(s)/letter(s)/number(s) in Stylized form. The mark consists of the signature of "JK Rowling".
Type of Mark:
Trademark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

J K ROWLING

Serial Number:
85130886
Registration Number:
4248213
Word Mark:
J K ROWLING
Goods and Services:

IC 038. US 100 101 104. G & S Providing multiple-user access to a global computer information network; providing on-line chat rooms, electronic bulletin boards for communication, all for the transmission of messages among users in the field of general interest; providing an online community forum in the field of general interest for communication among users by allowing users to post and share information, photos, audio and video content and text and other user-generated content, write comments and transmit messages to other users; providing on-line communications links which transfer the web site user to other local and global web pages; providing on-line facilities in the nature of video conferencing services, instant messaging services, online chat-related audio streaming and video streaming services for real time interaction with other computer users concerning topics of general interest; audio, text and video broadcasting services over a global computer network and over television communication networks, namely, electronically transmitting data, information, audio and video images, and text; broadcasting programs featuring text and video via global computer networks and via television.

IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S Entertainment services in the nature of an on-line interactive website featuring entertainment information specifically related to books and movies in the nature of news, online games that provide entertainment information regarding books and movies, and interactive activities providing entertainment information regarding books and movies; providing entertainment information relating to books, movies, games and toys, online trivia about books, movies, games and toys, online games and online contests provided by means of global and local area computer networks; entertainment services, namely, providing a web site featuring film clips, photographs and other multimedia materials featuring entertainment information and featuring instruction delivered in an entertaining manner, all in the fields of literature, movies, reading and literacy; providing on-line computer games; providing online computer games that are accessible by a telecommunications network; educational services, namely, providing information that may be accessed by a telecommunications network relating specifically to educational activities featuring children's books, educational reading and literacy programs, programs for the teaching of reading and literacy, materials and programs for the facilitation of reading and learning for individuals with learning disabilities and language and literacy difficulties; providing on-line publications, namely, e-books and journals, all in the fields of literature, movies, reading and literacy; publishing services, namely, publication of books, magazines, journals and newsletters; electronic publishing services, namely, the publication of text and graphic works of others on CDs, DVDs and online in the field of literature, movies, reading and recent literary works; arranging and conducting of spelling competitions and quiz competitions; production of films, videos, television programs and sound recordings; syndication of television programs; syndication of films, videos, and sound recordings, all featuring television and radio programs; organization of and conducting of educational conferences in the field of publishing; organization of and conducting of cultural and entertainment exhibitions; entertainment organization services in the nature of live theater production services and conducting of live theatrical plays performed by a cast of characters; organization of and conducting of live dance performances by a cast of characters; entertainment, namely, live theatrical plays and dance performances by a cast of characters; providing online non-downloadable electronic publications and non-downloadable interactive electronic publications, namely, books, magazines, journals, and newsletters in the fields of literature, movies, reading and literacy; provision of information relating to all of the aforesaid services.

IC 045. US 100 101. G & S [ Internet based social networking services featuring the creation of personal profiles that feature social networking information ].

Filling Date:
2010-09-16
Registration Date:
2012-11-27
Current Basis:
44E
Owner:
Rowling, Joanne
Attorney of Record:
Claudia Ray
Description of Mark:
(4) Standard character mark.
Type of Mark:
Service mark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE

J K ROWLING

Serial Number:
76005057
Registration Number:
2757849
Word Mark:
J K ROWLING
Goods and Services:

IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S [ Instructional and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, calculators, ] electronic books in the field of comedy, drama, action and adventure, [ computers, ] audio and video books pre-recorded on tape featuring comedy, drama, action and adventure; [ apparatus for the processing, recording, transmission or reproduction of sound, video or images, namely, audio cassette and disc players, DVD players, video cassette and disc recorders and players' compact disc players, digital audio tape recorders and players, camcorders, slide and film projectors, cameras, stereo headphones, telephones and pagers, radios; video game machines for use with televisions; computer programs and software for providing sound and images in the field of entertainment or education; computer programs for the transmission or reproduction of sound and images in the field of entertainment or education recorded in computer accessible form, namely, CD-ROMs, DVDs, cassettes, tapes and discs featuring comedy, drama, action and adventure; signal and data storage media, namely, blank discs, cassettes, tapes, CD-ROMs and DVDs; interactive video games of virtual reality comprised of computer hardware and software; blank magnetic computer tapes; magnetic encoded cards; blank magnetic and optical discs; ] pre-recorded magnetic tapes and magnetic and optical discs, namely, pre-recorded audio tapes, [ audio-video tapes, audio-video cassettes, audio-video discs, ] CD-ROMs [ and DVDs ] featuring musical, comedy, drama, action, adventure and/or animation sound or video recordings [ ; musical, comedy, drama, action, adventure and/or animation video and sound recordings; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of books or magazines in the field of comedy, drama, action, and/or adventure; downloadable electronic children's books; electronic publications, namely, electronic books or magazines featuring comedy, drama, action and/or adventure recorded on discs, cassettes, tapes, CD-ROMs and DVDs; electronic children's books; refrigerator magnets ].

IC 016. US 002 005 022 023 029 037 038 050. G & S [ Periodical publications, namely, newspapers and magazines in the field of comedy, drama, action and adventure; ] books featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure and/or animation; children's books; [ coloring books; puzzle books; children's activities books; scrap books; writing or drawing books; mounted and/or unmounted photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; printed instructional and teaching materials, namely, workbooks featuring comedy, drama, action and adventure, reading books featuring comedy, drama, action and adventure, writing books, writing tablets, blackboards, chalk, printed calculating tables; playing cards; posters; pens; bookmarks; calendars; wrapping paper; notepads; greeting cards; address books; note books; trading cards; lithographs; photograph albums; files, namely, card files, document files, letter files and paper expanding files; paper napkins, paper place mats, paper hats, paper table cloths ].

IC 025. US 022 039. G & S [ Clothing, namely, T-shirts, sweatshirts, shirts, trousers, shorts, skirts, blouses, dresses, sweaters, jackets, coats, sleepwear, underwear, swimwear, jumpers, footwear, and headgear, namely, hats, caps, baseball caps and headbands ].

IC 028. US 022 023 038 050. G & S [ Games, namely, board games, card games, parlor games, arcade games, target games; jigsaw puzzles; handheld units for playing electronic games; toys, namely, plush toys, wind-up toys, bath toys, toy vehicles, dolls, ride-on toys, doll accessories; gymnastic and sporting articles, namely, balls, rackets, namely, tennis, table tennis, racquetball, squash and badminton rackets, bats, namely, baseball bats, cricket bats and softball bats, surfboards and swim boards for recreational use, kites, ice skates, roller skates, skate boards; Christmas tree ornaments ].

Filling Date:
2000-03-20
Registration Date:
2003-09-02
Current Basis:
44E
Owner:
Rowling, Joanne
Attorney of Record:
Claudia Ray
Description of Mark:
Type of Mark:
Trademark
Register:
Principal
Live or Dead:
ACTIVE
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