What is the registration number for the 'Carbone's Pizzeria' trademark?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our trademark "Carbone's Pizzeria" was registered on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Principal Register on January 26, 2021, Registration Number 88779609. We do not have a federal trademark registration for "Carbone's Pizza". As such, we do not have a federal registration for this principal trademark. Therefore, this trademark does not have many legal benefits and rights as a federally registered trademark. If our right to use this trademark is challenged, you may have to change to an alternative trademark, which may increase your expenses.
There are presently no effective material determinations of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, or any state trademark administrator or court, or any pending infringement, opposition, or cancellation proceeding or any pending material federal or state court litigation regarding our use or ownership in a trademark. There are no currently effective agreements that significantly limit our right to use or license the use of our principal trademarks in a manner material to the franchise. We do not know of either superior prior rights or infringing uses that could materially affect your use of our principal trademarks. However, there is one pizza restaurant located in St. Paul, Minnesota that uses the Carbone's name but is not a part of our franchise system.
Source: Item 13 — TRADEMARKS (FDD pages 21–22)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Carbone's Pizzeria has a registered trademark for "Carbone's Pizzeria" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The registration was completed on January 26, 2021, and the registration number is 88779609. However, Carbone's Pizzeria does not have a federal trademark registration for "Carbone's Pizza".
Having a registered trademark provides Carbone's Pizzeria with legal benefits and rights that are not available for unregistered trademarks. If the right to use the unregistered trademark "Carbone's Pizza" is challenged, franchisees may be required to change to an alternative trademark, which could increase their expenses. This highlights a potential risk for franchisees using the "Carbone's Pizza" name.
The FDD also notes that there is one pizza restaurant located in St. Paul, Minnesota, that uses the Carbone's name but is not part of the franchise system. This could potentially lead to confusion among customers and highlights the importance of trademark protection for the Carbone's Pizzeria brand. Franchisees should be aware of this existing restaurant and any potential impact it may have on their business.