When Is the New Deadline for Journey Beyond?<\/h3>\n
Schon’s previous filings covered a lot of ground. He asked for a trademark for Journey Beyond in order to play concert dates, release albums and concert films, and sell related merchandise. Yet, Schon went more than half of 2026 without filing the necessary paperwork to put those plans in motion.<\/p>\n
Here’s what happens next: After asking for an extension request<\/a>, Schon has until March 24, 2027, to file the required paperwork. He might be subject to more application fees<\/a>. Additional extensions may be filed every six months, but only four more times. After that, Schon’s application is voided.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Ranking Every Journey Album<\/a><\/p>\n Journey was 14 stops into their Final Frontier Tour when Schon finally received a “notice of allowance<\/a>” to trademark a group called Journey Beyond last March. This was the second-to-last step in a drawn-out application procedure<\/a> that began way back on April 10, 2025. <\/p>\n Schon subsequently played more than 50 more dates as he winds down a partnership with soon-to-depart Jonathan Cain<\/a> that began just before Journey released 1981’s diamond-certified Escape<\/a><\/em>. But the band was off the road between July 7 and Sept. 12, when Journey returned for a string of year-ending concerts that is set to conclude on Nov. 28 in the group’s hometown of San Francisco. <\/p>\n That gave Schon almost 90 days to push his application for Journey Beyond across the finish line without having to prepare for and play on stage. Ultimately, an extension was finally granted within hours of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s six-month deadline on Thursday (Sept. 24) \u2013 and later on the same day UCR first revealed<\/a> the looming cutoff.<\/p>\n Schon had this in the works long before Jonathan Cain confirmed that he was stepping away<\/a> from Journey in October 2025. Journey announced the Final Frontier Tour<\/a> in November 2025. His attorneys were corresponding with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office all along \u2013 that is, until the shows started. <\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Jonathan Cain\u2019s Best Songs With Journey, the Babys and Bad English<\/a><\/p>\n Journey hit the road in late February 2026, with promises to add more concerts<\/a> in 2027. By then, Schon had already survived an extension request<\/a> on the typical 30-day trademark opposition period<\/a> from Genesco Brands, owners of the Journeys trademark for clothing<\/a>. Nothing more became of the request. <\/p>\n The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office then granted the notice of approval in between Journey’s March 22 stop in Lexington, Kentucky and a concert on March 25 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The clock began to tick for Schon to complete the process with a statement of use, which the USPTO only describes as an explanation of “how the applicant, member, or authorized user uses the mark in commerce.”<\/p>\n Ironically, Journey’s fanbase wouldn’t have become aware<\/a> of this arcane back-and-forth with the government if not for Schon himself. He posted a bare-bones image<\/a> with the words “Journey Beyond” just days after first contacting the Patent and Trademark Office. Next, he began using the same words<\/a> in hash tags<\/a>.<\/p>\n As the Final Frontier Tour moved forward, his application kept changing<\/a>. Schon’s initial paperwork<\/a> said the trademark was only intended to cover sound recordings and video releases<\/a>. But updated filings<\/a> later confirmed potential plans to mount a tour with Journey Beyond.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Top 35 Journey Videos \u2013 Together and Apart<\/a><\/p>\n Suddenly, Journey Beyond seemed like the next stage for Schon in a career that began with a teenaged stint in Santana, followed by other stops along the way with HSAS<\/a>, Bad English<\/a>, Hardline and \u2013 most recently \u2013 the similarly named<\/a> Journey Through Time. <\/p>\n It also remains unclear who else might be part of Journey Beyond, though speculation turned to longtime tribute singer<\/a> Hugo Valenti after he appeared with the main band<\/a> twice in Japan. <\/p>\n Nick DeRiso is author of the Amazon best-selling rock band bio ‘Journey: Worlds Apart,’ available now at all major bookseller websites<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n Which original albums best showcase Steve Perry as a writer, singer, arranger and producer?\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n See Neal Schon Among Rock\u2019s Forgotten Supergroups<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nWatch Journey\u2019s Video for \u2018The Way We Used to Be\u2019<\/h3>\n
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