Austin (TX) premiered in November 2012 the first track in the United States built specifically for Formula One racing. The name “Circuit of the Americas” was introduced to the public in April 2011 and is trademarked.
 
San Antonio has its ‘Tower of the Americas,” a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant built for the 1968 HemisFair.
   
 
Wikipedia: Circuit of the Americas
Circuit of the Americas is a 3.427-mile (5.515 km) motor racing circuit near Austin, Texas. It is due to hold the Formula One United States Grand Prix on November 18, 2012, the penultimate round of the 2012 season. The circuit will also host the Texas Motorcycle Grand Prix, a round of the Road Racing World Championship — commonly known as MotoGP — in addition to the Australian V8 Supercars series, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the American Le Mans Series, and the Rolex Sports Car Series, all of which will make their debuts at the circuit in 2013.
 
The circuit and Grand Prix were first proposed in the middle of 2010. The circuit will be the first in the United States to be purpose-built for Formula One.
     
KVUE.com (Austin, TX)
Circuit of the Americas F1 track details announced
by REBEKAH HOOD / KVUE.com
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:47 PM
Updated Friday, Jun 15 at 3:05 PM
The Formula 1 race track facility under construction in Elroy now has a name—Circuit of the Americas (COTA).

Tavo Hellmund, the chairman of Formula 1 United States, announced the name as well as several major new partners and programs in connection with the new track Tuesday.

According to a press release about the new facility, the name is to signify “that the center will be a premier destination in the western hemisphere where business leaders, entertainers and sports fans come to see world-class performances.”
   
Racer
Austin’s “Circuit of the Americas” stages media open house
April 12, 2011
On the same day in which it announced the signing of a 10-year agreement to host MotoGP races as well as Formula 1, the United States Grand Prix group responsible for bringing F1 back to the United States in 2012 officially named its Austin facility “Circuit of the Americas” at a media event held to reveal more details of the facility.
   
Austin (TX) American-Statesman
Posted: 5:01 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012
Austin annexes Circuit of the Americas racetrack
By Dave Doolittle
In a deal that adds tens of millions of dollars to the property tax rolls, the Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved annexing about 1,500 acres in southeastern Travis County that include Circuit of the Americas.
 
The annexation also extends the city’s regulatory authority on the 3.4-mile racetrack, which is scheduled to host its first Formula One race Nov. 16-18.
 
The circuit property was valued at $92.2 million this year, with a taxable value of $80.7 million, records show. Annexation will take effect Dec. 17.
 
Equities.com
Circuit of The Americas™ - Built for Speed On and Off the Track With Help From AT&T
New Texas circuit first in global motorsport built with an entirely IP-based infrastructure from inception
DALLAS, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/—The world’s newest premium motorsport and entertainment venue, Circuit of The Americas, in Austin, Texas, will host some of the fastest race cars in the world, as well as one of the fastest and most state-of-the-art high-speed data and wireless networks powered by AT&T*.  The new venue will open over the weekend of November 16-18 as it hosts the 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX™.
 
(Trademark)
Word Mark CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment in the nature of motorsports; Entertainment in the nature of automobile racing and exhibitions; Motorsport event services, namely, arranging, organizing, operating and conducting motorsport races; Educational services, namely providing motorsport driving instructions and training; Providing educational or entertainment information in connection with sporting and cultural activities; Education and providing of training, namely, providing classes, seminars and workshops in the field of motorsports; Organizing community sporting and cultural events; Amusement parks; Amusement centers; Arranging and conducting of concerts; Arranging and conducting of educational conferences; Arranging professional workshops; Conducting professional workshops in the fields of motorsports and driver training; Arranging of beauty contests; Booking of seats for shows; Booking of seats for sporting events; Cinema theaters; discotheque services; Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable electronic game services provided on line by means of the Internet; Casinos; Gambling services; Lottery services; Entertainment information; Film production; Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable interactive Internet and television games; Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable electronic games via the Internet; Internet gaming services, namely, providing information relating to electronic computer games provided via the Internet; Music-halls; Night clubs; Operation of leisure facilities for sporting events, tournaments and competitions; Organization of music events, namely, live music concerts; Organization of sporting events and activities, namely, motorsports; Organization of cultural events and arts events; Organization of dance events, namely, balls; Organization of sports competitions, education exhibitions and social entertainment events; Organization of exhibitions for cultural or educational purposes. Organization of shows for cultural purposes; Organization of sports competitions; Outdoor screen presentations, namely, live performances featuring prerecorded vocal performances viewed on a big screen; Presentation of live show performances; Production of radio and television programs; Production of television shows; Providing museum facilities; Providing of recreation and leisure amusement park ride facilities; Providing non-downloadable on-line electronic publications in the nature of magazines and newsletters in the field of motorsports; Providing sports facilities; Providing sports information by electronic means; Provision of recreation facilities for sports events, tournaments and competitions; Providing news and information in the field of sports in the nature of ongoing radio and television programs covering sporting events; Radio entertainment, namely, entertainment services in the nature of an on-going radio program in the field of motorsports; Television entertainment, namely, entertainment services in the nature of an on-going television program in the field of motorsports; entertainment ticket agency services; Timing and time recording for sporting events; Entertainment services, namely, the provision of continuing programs and competitions in the fields of motorsports, sports, music, and fitness, delivered by radio and Internet; Distribution of television programs for others; Reservation of tickets on the Internet for entertainment; Website portal services, namely, providing an Internet website portal in the field of entertainment, cultural and sporting events
Standard Characters Claimed
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Serial Number 85281259
Filing Date March 30, 2011
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Circuit of the Americas LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TEXAS 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 220 Austin TEXAS 78701
Attorney of Record Sherri L. Eastley
Description of Mark Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE